The Morris Book

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The Morris Book is a seminal early 20th-century collection and study of English Morris dance tunes and choreography compiled by folklorist and musicologist Cecil Sharp.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
dance manual
folk dance study
aim to document Morris dance tunes and choreography
associatedWith Cecil Sharp House (through Sharp’s legacy) NERFINISHED
English folk revival
author Cecil Sharp NERFINISHED
coAuthor Herbert C. MacIlwaine NERFINISHED
compiler Cecil Sharp NERFINISHED
contains Morris dance choreography
Morris dance tunes
dance notations
musical scores
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describedAs seminal study of English Morris dance
documentsTraditionsFrom English villages
field dance studies
ethnomusicology
folklore
focusesOn Cotswold Morris NERFINISHED
English village dance traditions
genre folklore studies
musicology
non-fiction
hasPart The Morris Book, Part I NERFINISHED
The Morris Book, Part II NERFINISHED
The Morris Book, Part III NERFINISHED
includes historical commentary on Morris dance
instructions for dance figures
melodic transcriptions
influenced revival of English Morris dancing
language English
mediaType print
methodology field collection of tunes and dances
notableFor role in standardizing Morris dance practice
systematic notation of Morris dances
publicationPeriod early 20th century
subject English folk dance
Morris dance NERFINISHED
folk music
timePeriodDocumented late 19th century English rural traditions
usedBy Morris dance teams
folk dance teachers
musicologists

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Cecil Sharp notableWork The Morris Book