Clog Dances Fom The Lanca-Clog Dances from the Lancashire Cotton Mills arranged for Two Violins (or Violin & Viola) with optional Cello. Clog dancing originated in the North of England over 200 years ago. It is thought to have developed in the Lancashire Cotton Mills where wooden-soled clogs were preferred to leather soles because the floors were kept wet to help keep the humidity high an important feature in cotton spinning as the nails in leather soles could cause sparks which could result in the risk of explosion.The Clog dance steps were inspired by the rhythmic sounds of the textile machinery and it is said to have first been danced by girls working in the cotton mills. Theywould beat out a rhythm with their wooden clogs to keep in time with the shuttle flying backwards and forwards across the loom. They would also sing choruses whilst stepping to the rhythm of their machines.There were a variety of machines in the many mills of the Midlands and North West each machine built for a specific function. There were many rhythms and as the girls clog danced it is said that those watching the dancers could tell which machines they worked at and from which mill.Clog dancers were also a common sight not only at the mill's lunch breaks but also at competitions in towns and in Music Halls throughout the 19^th and 20th centuries.

Laudate pueri DominumGraduale for female or boy's chorus (SSA) two violins and basso contuinuoMichael Haydn (1737-1806) followed the path of his older brother Joseph to Vienna to bceome a chorister at St Stephen's Cathedral. Following his studies and after several years of making a precarious living in Vienna in 1762 he was appointed court musician and concertmaster in Salzburg where he remained for the rest of his life. He left a large body of compositions of both church music and instrumental works.

Edition : Paris, l'Auteur, Boivin, Leclerc, 1737Présentation : Département de musique ancienne du Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (Classe d'Irène Ginger et de Jean Saint-Arroman) : liens entre la danse et la musique - propositions chorégraphiques pour certaines danses - L'agrémentation de Mouret - Proposition d'agrémentation pour les reprises d'une sarabande.Trois parties instrumentales séparées : premier dessus, second dessus, basse continue (l'instrumentation est ' ad libitum ', violons, flûtes ou hautbois).Ces oeuvres sont écrites en trios et peuvent être exécutées par deux dessus (violons, flûtes ou hautbois) et basse continue. On peut aussi les jouer avec une formation d'orchestre de chambre. Les regroupements de danses des oeuvres théâtrales étant factices, les suites du XVIIIo siècle, écrites spécialement pour la danse, sont rares. - / 2 Violons Et Basse Continue, 2 Flûtes Traversières Et Basse Continue, 2 Hautbois Et Basse Continue / 55 pages / niveau : 1 / Fac-Similés - Format: 24 X 33

John Weldon: Suite in D minor for 2 Violins and Continuo. This suite could also be played on oboes flutes or recorders.