On 11 Jul 2011, at 20:06, Dave S wrote:
Etymology+Origin of rant (verb)
1598, from Du. randten "talk foolishly, rave," of unknown origin
(cf.
Ger. rantzen "to frolic, spring about"). The noun is first
attested
1649, from the verb. Ranters "antinomian sect which arose in
England
c.1645" is attested from 1651; applied 1823 to early Methodists. A
1700
slang dictionary has rantipole "a rude wild Boy or Girl."
On 7/11/2011 8:32 PM, Tim Rolls wrote:
rant. Old Eng. 17th-cent. dance of the jig variety. It originated in
Scotland an
d N. England. Four examples occur in Playford's The Dancing Master
(1657 and 166
5 revisions).
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996
Any advance on Playford?
John Jenkins (1592-1678), composer f music for the viol (viola da
gamba), wrote several duos headed 'rant'. His music mainly survives in
manuscript so it's hard to date precisely.
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