Up With The Orange
By Penson, Robertson & Co. Published 1814. Free to read and download from Internet Archive.
Description
Up With The Orange, A Fasionable Country Dance, to which is added Two Favorite French County Dances or Cotillions for the Year 1814. The collection of three dances with their associated dancing figures was published by Penson, Robertson & Co of Edinburgh in 1814. It's a fascinating collection. The three dances contained within are named " Oranje Booven ", " La Nouvel An " and " Le Pas d'Ete" . The 1814 date of the work is printed on the cover, even without that clue the date would be simple to estimate as a dozen or more different social dancing tunes named "Oranje Boven" were all published in Britain at the start of 1814.. The name "Oranje Boven" translates from Dutch as "Orange Above" or indeed "Up with The Orange". It's a patriotic slogan dating from the late 17th century (it recognises Dutch success in invading England during the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688). The reason that so man
- Author
- Penson, Robertson & Co
- Date
- 1814
- Language
- eng
- Copyright
- Public domain in the US
Subjects
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