Cushion dance

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cushion.nwcNovember 20261.95 kB00:01:51
Composer:Traditional English
Genre:classical (?)
Instruments:SATB Recorders
Submitter:Spagni, Maurizio
Email:flurmy (e-mail)
An old English dance, dating from the beginning of the 16th century, especially used at
weddings.
Possibly "kissing-dance".
The false derivation was probably suggested by some too ingenious German, and rose from
the similarity of the words Kissen and Küssen.