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What is the oldest known attempt at dance notation?
What is one of the main challenges in creating a dance notation system?
What is the main reason why many dance notation systems have failed?
Study Notes
- Dance notation has undergone many unsuccessful beginnings because it is more complex than music.
- The first known attempt at notation was recorded in two manuscripts preserved in the Municipal Archives of Cervera, Spain, in the second half of the fifteenth century.
- Since then, many other systems have been devised, but all have eventually fallen into disuse.
- One of the difficulties in notation is that it must be easily written and read.
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Description
Explore the fascinating history of dance notation, from its early beginnings in fifteenth-century Spain to the challenges it has faced in being adapted and utilized. Learn about the complexities of dance notation and the various attempts at creating successful systems.
