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Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
January 11, 2019
Source:
german.bib:0005
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1791
Publisher:
Breitkopfischen Buchhandlung
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Keywords:
music, dance description, longway, cotillon: 18th century, cotillon: seize, waltz, galop, perigourdine
URL:
Note:
[Lange, Lange, et al., 1984] was working with 6. Auflage published in 1797. Music also contains unclassified deutsche tanz.
Title:
Tempel der Musen und Grazien. Ein Taschenbuch zur Bildung und Unterhaltung für 1796
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
October 19, 2014
Source:
german.bib:2397
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1796
Publisher:
Kunstverlag
Place of publication:
Mannheim
Keywords:
URL:
Note:
Über das Tanzen article can be found on pages 200–210. Seize description can be found and pages 211–214. Choreographical notation and music for these dances are bound between pages 198 and 200.
Title:
Jahrbuch der Freude für 1797
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
February 12, 2025
Source:
german.bib:2412
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1797
Publisher:
Solomon Lincke
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Keywords:
URL:
Note:
Contains Tänze section on pp. 7–32 of the second, independently numbered part. Musical notation foldouts were not scanned by the library.
Title:
Jahrbuch der Freude für 1798
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
February 12, 2025
Source:
german.bib:2427
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1798
Publisher:
Solomon Lincke
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Keywords:
URL:
Note:
Contains Tänze section on pp. 81–96. Musical notation foldouts were not scanned by the library.
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Almanach und Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen für 1800
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
July 7, 2014
Source:
german.bib:0352
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1800
Publisher:
Roch und Weigel
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Keywords:
music, dance description, cotillon: 18th century, cotillon: seize, longway, longway: ecossaise, minuet, waltz
URL:
Note:
Dance descriptions can be found at the end of the book.
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnugen
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
July 7, 2014
Source:
german.bib:0374
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1800
Publisher:
Roch und Weigel
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Keywords:
music, dance description, longway, longway: ecossaise, cotillon: 18th century, cotillon: seize, minuet, waltz
URL:
Note:
Dance descriptions can be found at the end of the book.
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen für 1801
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
January 11, 2019
Source:
german.bib:0390
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1801
Publisher:
Roch und Compagnie
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Keywords:
URL:
Note:
Only Anhang is available from NLR copy, everything else is missing. All copies bear additional frontispiece with Neuer Almanach und Neues Taschenbuch. Erster Jahrgang title.
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
July 7, 2014
Source:
german.bib:0413
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1802
Publisher:
Roch und Compagnie
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Keywords:
URL:
Note:
Dance descriptions can be found at the end of the book. Music pages scanned badly in both of HathiTrust provided copies, use ÖNB copy instead. Music also contains a number of unclassified Salti tedeschi.
Author (real name):
Title:
Choregraphie oder vollständige und leicht faßliche Anweisung zu den verschiedenen Arten der heut zu Tage beliebtesten gesellschaftlichen Tänze fur Tanzliebhaber, Vortänzer und Tanzmeister
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
August 13, 2013
Source:
german.bib:2571
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1802
Publisher:
Heinrich Gräff
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Keywords:
dance description, dance education, etiquette, music, cotillon: 18th century, cotillon: seize, cotillon: douze, grossvater, tempete, longway, longway: ecossaise, waltz
URL:
Note:
Though title page says "Erster Theil" and "Zweyter Theil" these books should be considered as different editions. The second book references the first one, fixing some things up.
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen für 1803
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
November 12, 2025
Source:
german.bib:0438
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1803
Publisher:
Christian Adolf Hempel
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Keywords:
URL:
Note:
SLUB copy is bound with a calendar for the year 1803 yet is entitled just Taschenbuch, not Taschenbuch und Almanach.
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen für 1804
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
November 15, 2025
Source:
german.bib:0461
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1804
Publisher:
Christian Adolf Hempel
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Keywords:
URL:
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
July 7, 2014
Source:
german.bib:0482
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1805
Publisher:
Christian Adolf Hempel
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Keywords:
URL:
Note:
Pages 142, 143, 191, 195, 303–314 of the main part, also pages 30, 31 of the musical addendum, and all foldouts are either missing or scanned badly in the HathiTrust provided copy.
Author (real name):
Title:
Die Tanzkunst für die elegante Welt. Ein Hülfsbuch für jeden der ohne Anleitung tanzen lernen will, besonders für den Landadel, für Hofmeister und Lehrer bei Erziehungsanstalten, mit Kupf. und vielen neuen Tänzen
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
December 19, 2014
Source:
german.bib:2627
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1805
Publisher:
Hennings'sche Buchhandlung
Place of publication:
Erfurt
Keywords:
Note:
Author's full name is listed in Kaiserlich privilegirter Reichs-Anzeiger for the year 1799. Vorrege starts from page IVII (believed to be a misprinted VIII)
Author (real name):
Title:
Zwölf neue vollstimmige Gesellschaftliche Tänze mit der Anweisung solche zu tanzen: nebst dazu gehörigen Touren, und deren Erklärung
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
February 23, 2017
Source:
german.bib:2612
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1805?
Publisher:
Fleckeisensche Buchhandlung
Place of publication:
Helmstedt, Braunschweig
Keywords:
URL:
Note:
Dated circa 1805 by the library
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
July 7, 2014
Source:
german.bib:0506
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1806
Publisher:
C. A. Hempelschen Buchhandlung
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Keywords:
URL:
Note:
Dance descriptions can be found at the end of the book.
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
November 22, 2025
Source:
german.bib:0522
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1807
Publisher:
Niemannschen Buchhandlung
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Keywords:
dance description, music, cotillon: 18th century, cotillon: seize, longway, waltz, waltz: trois temps, minuet
URL:
Note:
Dance descriptions can be found at the end of the book. Pages 353–356 (containing textual descriptions of these dances) are missing in Google Books provided copy (they are missing in the physical book that was scanned by Google Books — this is confirmed by their support team). Google Books wrongly attributes this book as »Almanach und Taschenbuch«.
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
July 7, 2014
Source:
german.bib:0545
Entry type:
Multivolume book
Date of publication:
1808
Publisher:
Niemannschen Buchhandlung
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
- E. Lange, K.-H. Lange. Modetänze um 1800: 1808, II
Number of volumes:
2
Keywords:
URL:
Note:
Dance choreographies can be found in Anhang along with the music. ÖNB copy lacks the Anhang, hence there are no dance descriptions in it. First page and foldouts in tome 2 (Anhang) are scanned badly in BSB provided copy.
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
July 7, 2014
Source:
german.bib:0570
Entry type:
Multivolume book
Date of publication:
1809
Publisher:
Johann Friedrich Gleditsch
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Number of volumes:
2
Keywords:
dance description, music, cotillon: 18th century, cotillon: seize, longway, polonaise, longway: ecossaise, waltz
URL:
Note:
Dance descriptions can be found at the end of the first volume (it can be downloaded from BSB or ÖNB). Second volume (named »Anhang«) has some music (it can be downloaded from musenalm.de).
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
July 7, 2014
Source:
german.bib:0595
Entry type:
Multivolume book
Date of publication:
1810
Publisher:
Johann Friedrich Gleditsch
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Number of volumes:
2
Keywords:
dance description, music, longway, longway: ecossaise, cotillon: 18th century, cotillon: douze, cotillon: seize, waltz
URL:
Note:
Dance descriptions can be found at the end of the first volume (it can be downloaded from Bayerische Staatsbibliothek). Second volume (entitled Musik zu Beckers Taschenbuch 1810 or Anhang zu Beckers Taschenbuch 1810 enthaltend Compositionen und Tänze) has some dance music.
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
July 7, 2014
Source:
german.bib:0623
Entry type:
Multivolume book
Date of publication:
1811
Publisher:
Johann Friedrich Gleditsch
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Number of volumes:
2
Keywords:
dance description, music, longway, longway: ecossaise, cotillon: 18th century, cotillon: douze, cotillon: seize, waltz, waltz: trois temps
URL:
Note:
Dance descriptions can be found at the end of the first volume. Second volume (named »Anhang zu Beckers Taschenbuch 1811«) has some music (it can be downloaded from musenalm.de).
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
July 7, 2014
Source:
german.bib:0670
Entry type:
Multivolume book
Date of publication:
1814
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Number of volumes:
2
Keywords:
dance description, music, longway, longway: ecossaise, cotillon: 18th century, cotillon: douze, cotillon: seize, waltz, waltz: trois temps
URL:
Note:
Dance descriptions can be found at the end of the first volume (it can be downloaded from Bayerische Staatsbibliothek). Second volume (entitled »Anhang zu Beckers Taschenbuch 1814«, not listed in [Lange, Lange, et al., 1984]) has some music (it can be downloaded from musenalm.de).
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
W. G. Becker's Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen. Fünf und Zwanzigster Jahrgang
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
July 7, 2014
Source:
german.bib:0689
Entry type:
Multivolume book
Date of publication:
1815
Publisher:
Friedrich Kind
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Number of volumes:
2
Keywords:
dance description, music, longway, longway: ecossaise, cotillon: 18th century, cotillon: douze, cotillon: doppel-quadrille, cotillon: seize, waltz, waltz: trois temps, waltz: sautese
URL:
Note:
Dance descriptions can be found at the end of the first volume (it can be downloaded from Bayerische Staatsbibliothek). Second volume (entitled »Anhang zu Beckers Taschenbuch 1815«, not listed in [Lange, Lange, et al., 1984]) has some music (it can be downloaded from musenalm.de).
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
W. G. Becker's Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen. Auf das Jahr 1816
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
July 7, 2014
Source:
german.bib:0709
Entry type:
Multivolume book
Date of publication:
1816
Publisher:
Friedrich Kind
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Number of volumes:
2
Keywords:
dance description, music, longway, longway: ecossaise, cotillon: 18th century, cotillon: douze, cotillon: seize, waltz
URL:
Note:
Dance descriptions can be found at the end of the first volume (it can be downloaded from Bayerische Staatsbibliothek). Second volume (named »Anhang zu Becker's Taschenbuch 1816«) has some music (it can be downloaded from musenalm.de).
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
W. G. Becker's Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen. Auf das Jahr 1817
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
July 7, 2014
Source:
german.bib:0729
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1817
Publisher:
Friedrich Kind
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Keywords:
dance description, music, longway, longway: ecossaise, cotillon: 18th century, cotillon: douze, cotillon: seize, waltz, waltz: trois temps, waltz: sautese
URL:
Note:
Dance descriptions can be found at the end of the book. »Anhang« has some music.
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
W. G. Becker's Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen. Auf das Jahr 1818
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
July 7, 2014
Source:
german.bib:0745
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1818
Publisher:
Friedrich Kind
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Keywords:
dance description, music, longway, longway: ecossaise, cotillon: 18th century, cotillon: douze, cotillon: seize, waltz, waltz: trois temps
URL:
Note:
Dance descriptions can be found at the end of the book. »Anhang« has some music.
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
W. G. Becker's Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen. Auf das Jahr 1819
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
November 12, 2014
Source:
_problems.bib:0117
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1819
Publisher:
Friedrich Kind
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
- E. Lange, K.-H. Lange. Modetänze um 1800: 1819, II
Keywords:
dance description, longway, longway: ecossaise, cotillon: 18th century, cotillon: douze, cotillon: seize
URL:
Note:
Musical pages and dance notations can be downloaded from musenalm.de, the rest of the book is missing.
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen auf das Jahr 1819. Neun und Zwanzigster Jahrgang
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
November 1, 2015
Source:
german.bib:0761
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1819
Publisher:
Johann Friedrich Gleditsch
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Keywords:
URL:
Compiler:
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker
Title:
Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen auf das Jahr 1820
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
November 12, 2014
Source:
_problems.bib:0134
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1820
Publisher:
Johann Friedrich Gleditsch
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Catalogue codes:
Keywords:
dance description, music, cotillon: 18th century, cotillon: douze, cotillon: seize, waltz, waltz: trois temps, waltz: sautese
URL:
Note:
Musical pages, dance descriptions and dance notations can be downloaded from musenalm.de, the rest of the book is missing.
Author (real name):
Title:
Terpsichore. Ein Taschenbuch der neueren Tanzkunst für Anfänger und solche, die bereits einige Kenntnisse erlangt haben und sich darin vervollkommnen wollen
Language:
German
Id:
Added to database:
January 22, 2014
Source:
german.bib:3121
Entry type:
Book
Date of publication:
1828
Publisher:
Arnoldschen Buchhandlung
Place of publication:
Dresden, Leipzig
Keywords:
dance description, quadrille, quadrille: contredanse, longway, longway: ecossaise, minuet, waltz, mazurka, tempete, cotillon: douze, cotillon: seize, cotillon: 18th century, swedish dance, monferine
URL:
