The Country Dance Book
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The Country Dance Book is a seminal early 20th-century collection and analysis of traditional English country dances compiled by folk music scholar Cecil Sharp.
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| The Country Dance Book canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9704271 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Country Dance Book Context triple: [Cecil Sharp, notableWork, The Country Dance Book]
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A.
English Dances, Set I
English Dances, Set I is a lively orchestral suite by British composer Malcolm Arnold, inspired by the character and rhythms of English folk dance.
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B.
English Dances, Set II
English Dances, Set II is a lively and tuneful orchestral suite by British composer Malcolm Arnold, inspired by the character of English folk and dance music.
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C.
Suite of Old American Dances
Suite of Old American Dances is a concert band suite by Robert Russell Bennett that nostalgically evokes early 20th-century American popular dance styles through colorful, jazz-influenced orchestration.
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D.
Scottish country dancing
Scottish country dancing is a traditional social dance form from Scotland characterized by groups of dancers performing lively, structured steps and figures to Scottish folk music.
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E.
Dances of the Ages
Dances of the Ages is a pioneering modern dance work by Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers that explores the evolution of dance across different historical periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Country Dance Book Target entity description: The Country Dance Book is a seminal early 20th-century collection and analysis of traditional English country dances compiled by folk music scholar Cecil Sharp.
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A.
English Dances, Set I
English Dances, Set I is a lively orchestral suite by British composer Malcolm Arnold, inspired by the character and rhythms of English folk dance.
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B.
English Dances, Set II
English Dances, Set II is a lively and tuneful orchestral suite by British composer Malcolm Arnold, inspired by the character of English folk and dance music.
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C.
Suite of Old American Dances
Suite of Old American Dances is a concert band suite by Robert Russell Bennett that nostalgically evokes early 20th-century American popular dance styles through colorful, jazz-influenced orchestration.
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D.
Scottish country dancing
Scottish country dancing is a traditional social dance form from Scotland characterized by groups of dancers performing lively, structured steps and figures to Scottish folk music.
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E.
Dances of the Ages
Dances of the Ages is a pioneering modern dance work by Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers that explores the evolution of dance across different historical periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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dance manual ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | English folk dance revival ⓘ |
| author | Cecil Sharp ⓘ |
| compiler | Cecil Sharp ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | seminal collection and analysis of traditional English country dances ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDecade | 1900s ⓘ |
| focusesOn | traditional English country dances ⓘ |
| genre |
country dance
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folk dance ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Cecil Sharp ⓘ |
| includes |
dance descriptions
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dance figures ⓘ dance tunes ⓘ historical commentary ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century folk dance teaching
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English country dance clubs ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
dance instruction
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folk dance revival ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analytical approach to folk dance
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systematic collection of English country dances ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
English Folk-Song: Some Conclusions
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Folk Songs from Somerset ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
ethnochoreology
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folklore studies ⓘ musicology ⓘ |
| subject |
English country dance
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folk dance notation ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented | traditional dances from earlier centuries ⓘ |
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Subject: The Country Dance Book Description of subject: The Country Dance Book is a seminal early 20th-century collection and analysis of traditional English country dances compiled by folk music scholar Cecil Sharp.
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