Vanity Fair Dance Album LEAD SHEETS

Each dance album contained a complete evening's programme of traditional dances. The varied programmes include tunes of different moods, from light waltzes and easy saunters, to dramatic tangos, brisk military two-steps and lively Schottisches.  The dance albums usually included a country dance and Sir Roger de Coverley, and always ended with God Save The King.

Some traditional folk pieces were also often included; sometimes these were incorporated into sets for Quadrilles or Lancers. 

The pieces are eminently accessible, and suitable for players looking for easy to intermediate pieces to extend their repertoire.

Please click on the links to hear samples of the pieces.

The 20 pieces in this album are:

The Passing Show (Waltz)
Black Maria (One or two-step)
Hyde Park Hustlers (Barn dance)
Somewhere in France (Lancers)
Mustard and Cress (Waltz Cotillon)
Kitchener's Boys (Military two-step)
Push and Go (Schottische)
Hot Stuff (Quadrilles)
Maggie and Jock (Highland Schottische)
The Little Lift Girl (Waltz Veleta)
Dot and Carry One (Polka)
The Bantams (Barn dance)
Tipperary Boys (Irish jig)
Hills of Perth (Strathspey)
Scottish Rifles (Scotch jig)
Swedish dance no. 1
Guaracha Waltz (Country dance)
Haymakers (Country dance)
Sir Roger de Coverley
God Save the King

If you buy this product, you will be able to download a Zip file containing a separate file of sheet music (PDF) for each piece, with audio file (Midi) for each piece, as listed. 

Please note that the audio files and sample audio files on this site are generated from the sheet music; they will give you a good idea of how the tune goes, but will not necessarily capture the spirit of it. 

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