Much music was written for the two most important dances of the 18th and 19th centuries; the minuet and the waltz. In Decorum of the Minuet; Delirium of the Waltz; Eric McKee argues that to better understand the musical structures and expressive meanings of this dance music; one must be aware of the social contexts and bodily rhythms of the social dances upon which it is based. McKee approaches dance music as a component of a multimedia art form that involves the interaction of physical motion; music; architecture; and dress. Moreover; the activity of attending a ball involves a dynamic network of modalitiesmdash;sight; sound; bodily awareness; touch; and smell; which can be experienced from the perspectives of a dancer; a spectator; or a musician. McKee considers dance music within a larger system of signifiers and points-of-view that opens new avenues of interpretation.
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