Thomas (ed.): Playford Dances in 4-Part Settings, Vol. 1 - 68 Dances Instrument_Theorbo soft sound of the stained

soft sound of the stained pearwood remains even throughout the registers

This Hotteterre tenor is made from Castello boxwood Venezuela

5th Octave G

This Moeck 2300 Flauto Rondo alto is made of maple

Thomas (ed.): Playford Dances in 4-Part Settings, Vol. 1 - 68 Dances Instrument_Theorbo soft sound of the stainedThe first of several volumes of Dance Realisations, providing simple arrangements of useful dance material that survives only as melody. These are arrangements of dances from Playford's The Dancing Master, which appeared in 18 different editions from 1651 to around 1725, and were intended primarily for playing to dancers.