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  1. Pavane - Wikipedia

    The pavane, the earliest-known music for which was published in Venice by Ottaviano Petrucci, in Joan Ambrosio Dalza 's Intabolatura de lauto libro quarto in 1508, is a sedate and dignified …

  2. Pavane | Renaissance, Courtly & Choreography | Britannica

    pavane, (probably from Italian padovana, “Paduan”), majestic processional dance of the 16th- and 17th-century European aristocracy. Until about 1650 the pavane opened ceremonial balls and …

  3. PAVAN Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PAVANE is a court dance by couples that was popular in Europe in the 16th century.

  4. Pavan | San Francisco Classical Voice

    The pavan (= French: pavane), a stately duple metre dance of the 16th and early 17th centuries, appears in various English spellings, paven, pavin and other forms. Coupled with the quicker …

  5. Pavan - Oxford Reference

    In Italy the pavan gave way to the passamezzo by the mid‐16th cent., but was given a new lease of life by its treatment by Eng. composers, e.g. Byrd, Dowland, Bull, and Philips. It was usually …

  6. Pavan - definition of pavan by The Free Dictionary

    Define pavan. pavan synonyms, pavan pronunciation, pavan translation, English dictionary definition of pavan. also pa·van n. 1. A slow, stately court dance of the 1500s and 1600s, …

  7. What does pavan mean? - Definitions.net

    Pavan can have different meanings depending on the context: 1) In Indian culture, Pavan is a male given name. It’s also a name for the Hindu god of wind, Vayu. 2) In classical music, a …

  8. Pavan - Etymology, Origin & Meaning - Etymonline

    pavan (n.) "slow, stately dance," 1530s, from French pavane (1520s), probably from Spanish pavana, from pavo "peacock" (from Latin pavo; see peacock), in reference to the bird's …

  9. Pavan - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    pavan Other forms: pavans Definitions of pavan noun a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries

  10. Pavane – WikiDanceSport

    The Pavane (pavan, paven, pavin, pavian, pavine, or pavyn) is a slow, majestic, processional dance that originated in Italy around 1508, common in Europe aristocracies during the 16th …