pavane
Americannoun
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a stately dance dating from the 16th century.
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the music for this dance.
noun
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a slow and stately dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
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a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, usually characterized by a slow stately triple time
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of pavane
1525–35; < Middle French < Italian pavana, contraction of padovana (feminine) of Padua ( Italian Padova )
Example Sentences
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The Sinfonia Concertante this time turns first to a pavane, the Baroque-style dance treated to constant variation both in the orchestra and the organ.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2023
But leave it to Dowland to give himself the loveliest, noblest and most sympathetic pavane, suffused with a honeyed sweetness, the title “Semper Dowland, Semper Dolens.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2020
It shows how the perfect union, represented by the courtly pavane and other Renaissance dances, can be ruptured by rumor.
From Washington Post
The whole affair, in fact, had developed the aura of a surrealistic ritual, with both sides' forces stepping in circles as if they were performing some stately, stylized pavane.
From Time Magazine Archive
The musicians started to play, and the dancers paired for a stately pavane.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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