Julia Sutton (July 20, 1928 – July 1, 2012) was a musicologist and historian of early dance and music. She was professor at New England Conservatory of Music, teaching in the Music History and Musicology department, which she chaired for more than twenty years. She also taught in NEC's Performance of Early Music department, and directed the Collegium Terpsichore.[1] Sutton was active in the founding of the Society of Dance History Scholars.[1][2] She received her PhD from Rochester University's Eastman School of Music in 1962.
Sutton was a dance enthusiast and also a teacher of living dance traditions, including American square dance, American contradance, international folk dance, and English country dance. Her scholarship explored the relationships between music and dance in Western culture. She directed and reconstructed dances for the New York Pro Musica's cross-country tours of An Entertainment for Elizabeth, the Pennsylvania Orchestra Association's Renaissance Revisited, the Ensemble for Early Music's Renaissance Revels, and a production of the great Florentine Intermedio of 1589, The Descent of Rhythm and Harmony (Cavalieri). She was a guest lecturer at many universities and colleges, and led workshops and courses of study about Renaissance dance and music.[1]
Sutton wrote numerous articles on Renaissance music and dance for scholarly publications including The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and The International Encyclopedia of Dance. She published a new edition of the French dance manual by Thoinot Arbeau, Orchesography, and translated and edited the Italian manual by Fabritio Caroso, Nobiltà di dame. Her most recently published work was a teaching video, Il Ballarino. She was the editor-in-chief of a scholarly edition of Dances for the Sun King: André Lorin's Livre de Contredance, which was completed in 2009.[1]
"The Lute Instructions of Jean-Baptiste Besard." Musical Quarterly vol. 51, no. 2 (1965), pp. 345–362.
"The Minuet: An Elegant Phoenix." Dance Chronicle vol. 8, no. 3-4 (1985), pp. 119–152.
"The Music of J. B. Besard's Novus Partus, 1617." Journal of the American Musicological Society vol. 19, no. 2,(1966), pp. 182–204.
"Reconstruction of Sixteenth Century Dances." Dance History Research (c. 1970), pp. 56–63.
"Triple Pavans: Clues to Some Mysteries in Sixteenth-Century Dance." Early Music vol. 14 (1986), pp. 174–181.
Books
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesography. (1589). Translated by Mary Stewart Evans and edited by Julia Sutton. Dover Publications, 1967. Available on Amazon.
Caroso, Fabritio. Courtly Dance of the Renaissance: A New Translation and Edition of the Nobilta Di Dame (1600). Translated and edited by Julia Sutton. Dover Publications, 1995. Available on Amazon.
Lorin, André. Dances for the Sun King: André Lorin's Livre De Contredanse. Available on Amazon. Edited by Julia Sutton and Rachelle Palnick Tsachor. Annapolis, MD: Colonial Music Institute, 2008.
Conference Proceedings
"Cadential Formulae in Music and Dance in 16th-Century Italy." In Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Conference of the Society of Dance History Scholars, pp. 299–304. Riverside, CA: Society of Dance History Scholars, 1997.
"Musical Forms and Dance Forms in the Dance Manuals of Sixteenth-Century Italy: Plato and the Varieties of Variation." National Early Music Association, 1992. (See WorldCat listing.) Offprinted from: The Marriage of Music and Dance: Papers from a Conference. Conference held in London, 1991.
"Triple Pavans: Clues to Some Mysteries in 16th- Century Dance." In Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Conference of the Society of Dance History Scholars, ed. Christena L. Schlundt, pp. 136–144. Towson, MD: Society of Dance Dance History Scholars, 1984.
PhD Thesis
Jean-Baptiste Besard's Novus Partus of 1617. [Rochester] Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, 1962.
Video and Audio Recordings
An Evening of Renaissance Music and Dance. Boston: New England Conservatory of Music, 1972. Videocassette. 45 min. (Available in the New York Public Library Performing Arts Library's Jerome Robbins Dance Division video archive.) Dances reconstructed, directed, and staged by Julia Sutton. Instrumentation devised by Julia Sutton, Daniel Pinkham, and members of the Collegium Musicum and Collegium Terpsichore. Performers included guest dancers Marsha Davis and Charles Garth.
"Court Dance." 1980. Film. 14 min. (Available in the New York Public Library Performing Arts Library's Jerome Robbins Dance Division video archive.) Claudio Monteverdi's ballo, Tirsi e Clori. Choreography by Julia Sutton. (9 min.). - Celeste giglio, the dedicatory dance to the entire volume of Nobiltà di dame by Fabritio Caroso. Reconstruction of the dance by Julia Sutton. (5 min.)
Il Ballarino: The Art of Renaissance Dance. Pennington, NJ: Dance Horizons Video by Princeton Book Company, 1990. Video cassette. (Available in the New York Public Library Performing Arts Library's Jerome Robbins Dance Division video archive.) Directed by Julia Sutton and Johannes Holub. Danced by Patricia Rader and Charles Perrier, with Barbara Barr, Rebecca Perrin, Victoria Vollmer, Thomas Baird, Robert Johnson, Stephen Karver, and Hugh Murphy.
Il Ballarino: The Art of Renaissance Dance. Pennington, NJ: Dance Horizons Video by Princeton Book Company, 2009. DVD. Available on Amazon. DVD version of 1990 video cassette.
"Lovers and Warriors: Dance and Music of the Courts of the Medici, Gonzagas, and Farnese: April 11, 1984, 8:00 and 9:15 p.m." Audio cassette. (No known copies, but details on WorldCat.) Performers: Collegium Terpsichore, Julia Sutton, director; Collegium Renaissance Band, John Tyson, director; Collegium Vocal Ensemble, Richard Conrad, director.
"The World of Fabritio Caroso, Italian Dancing master: April 23, 1986, 8:00 and 9:15 p.m." Audio cassette. (No known copies, but details on WorldCat.) Performers: Collegium Terpsichore, Julia Sutton, director; Collegium Musicum, Margaret Pash, director.
For access to Julia Sutton's works, see Julia Sutton's WorldCat entry.
Encomium
"In an era in which few American music schools were committed to early music, Julia was a pioneer in bringing together scholars and performers."[3]
Notes
^ abcd . Society of Dance History Scholars. July 2012. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
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Julia Sutton July 20 1928 July 1 2012 was a musicologist and historian of early dance and music She was professor at New England Conservatory of Music teaching in the Music History and Musicology department which she chaired for more than twenty years She also taught in NEC s Performance of Early Music department and directed the Collegium Terpsichore 1 Sutton was active in the founding of the Society of Dance History Scholars 1 2 She received her PhD from Rochester University s Eastman School of Music in 1962 Sutton was a dance enthusiast and also a teacher of living dance traditions including American square dance American contradance international folk dance and English country dance Her scholarship explored the relationships between music and dance in Western culture She directed and reconstructed dances for the New York Pro Musica s cross country tours of An Entertainment for Elizabeth the Pennsylvania Orchestra Association s Renaissance Revisited the Ensemble for Early Music s Renaissance Revels and a production of the great Florentine Intermedio of 1589 The Descent of Rhythm and Harmony Cavalieri She was a guest lecturer at many universities and colleges and led workshops and courses of study about Renaissance dance and music 1 Sutton wrote numerous articles on Renaissance music and dance for scholarly publications including The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and The International Encyclopedia of Dance She published a new edition of the French dance manual by Thoinot Arbeau Orchesography and translated and edited the Italian manual by Fabritio Caroso Nobilta di dame Her most recently published work was a teaching video Il Ballarino She was the editor in chief of a scholarly edition of Dances for the Sun King Andre Lorin s Livre de Contredance which was completed in 2009 1 Contents 1 Works 2 Encomium 3 Notes 4 External linksWorks EditArticles The Lute Instructions of Jean Baptiste Besard Musical Quarterly vol 51 no 2 1965 pp 345 362 The Minuet An Elegant Phoenix Dance Chronicle vol 8 no 3 4 1985 pp 119 152 The Music of J B Besard s Novus Partus 1617 Journal of the American Musicological Society vol 19 no 2 1966 pp 182 204 Reconstruction of Sixteenth Century Dances Dance History Research c 1970 pp 56 63 Triple Pavans Clues to Some Mysteries in Sixteenth Century Dance Early Music vol 14 1986 pp 174 181 Books Arbeau Thoinot Orchesography 1589 Translated by Mary Stewart Evans and edited by Julia Sutton Dover Publications 1967 Available on Amazon Caroso Fabritio Courtly Dance of the Renaissance A New Translation and Edition of theNobilta Di Dame 1600 Translated and edited by Julia Sutton Dover Publications 1995 Available on Amazon Lorin Andre Dances for the Sun King Andre Lorin s Livre De Contredanse Available on Amazon Edited by Julia Sutton and Rachelle Palnick Tsachor Annapolis MD Colonial Music Institute 2008 Conference Proceedings Cadential Formulae in Music and Dance in 16th Century Italy In Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Conference of the Society of Dance History Scholars pp 299 304 Riverside CA Society of Dance History Scholars 1997 Musical Forms and Dance Forms in the Dance Manuals of Sixteenth Century Italy Plato and the Varieties of Variation National Early Music Association 1992 See WorldCat listing Offprinted from The Marriage of Music and Dance Papers from a Conference Conference held in London 1991 Triple Pavans Clues to Some Mysteries in 16th Century Dance In Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Conference of the Society of Dance History Scholars ed Christena L Schlundt pp 136 144 Towson MD Society of Dance Dance History Scholars 1984 PhD Thesis Jean Baptiste Besard sNovus Partusof 1617 Rochester Eastman School of Music University of Rochester 1962 Video and Audio Recordings An Evening of Renaissance Music and Dance Boston New England Conservatory of Music 1972 Videocassette 45 min Available in the New York Public Library Performing Arts Library s Jerome Robbins Dance Division video archive Dances reconstructed directed and staged by Julia Sutton Instrumentation devised by Julia Sutton Daniel Pinkham and members of the Collegium Musicum and Collegium Terpsichore Performers included guest dancers Marsha Davis and Charles Garth Court Dance 1980 Film 14 min Available in the New York Public Library Performing Arts Library s Jerome Robbins Dance Division video archive Claudio Monteverdi s ballo Tirsi e Clori Choreography by Julia Sutton 9 min Celeste giglio the dedicatory dance to the entire volume of Nobilta di dame by Fabritio Caroso Reconstruction of the dance by Julia Sutton 5 min Il Ballarino The Art of Renaissance Dance Pennington NJ Dance Horizons Video by Princeton Book Company 1990 Video cassette Available in the New York Public Library Performing Arts Library s Jerome Robbins Dance Division video archive Directed by Julia Sutton and Johannes Holub Danced by Patricia Rader and Charles Perrier with Barbara Barr Rebecca Perrin Victoria Vollmer Thomas Baird Robert Johnson Stephen Karver and Hugh Murphy Il Ballarino The Art of Renaissance Dance Pennington NJ Dance Horizons Video by Princeton Book Company 2009 DVD Available on Amazon DVD version of 1990 video cassette Lovers and Warriors Dance and Music of the Courts of the Medici Gonzagas and Farnese April 11 1984 8 00 and 9 15 p m Audio cassette No known copies but details on WorldCat Performers Collegium Terpsichore Julia Sutton director Collegium Renaissance Band John Tyson director Collegium Vocal Ensemble Richard Conrad director The World of Fabritio Caroso Italian Dancing master April 23 1986 8 00 and 9 15 p m Audio cassette No known copies but details on WorldCat Performers Collegium Terpsichore Julia Sutton director Collegium Musicum Margaret Pash director For access to Julia Sutton s works see Julia Sutton s WorldCat entry Encomium Edit In an era in which few American music schools were committed to early music Julia was a pioneer in bringing together scholars and performers 3 Notes Edit a b c d Julia Sutton Society of Dance History Scholars July 2012 Archived from the original on August 18 2012 Retrieved August 20 2012 Heller Wendy July 8 2012 Julia Sutton Retrieved August 20 2012 Wendy Heller Julia Sutton External links EditRendance Teacher Listing Rendance Bibliography Listing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Julia Sutton dance historian amp oldid 1096962833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
