pavane
Americannoun
plural
pavanes-
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
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
The trick is to listen closely to, say, a splendidly meandering Byrd pavane without the distracting frustration of fussing over what your ears miss, because you will miss much.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2021
It shows how the perfect union, represented by the courtly pavane and other Renaissance dances, can be ruptured by rumor.
From Washington Post
Like dancers in a ragged pavane, the familiar men in French politics whirled through the precise, formal movements of a familiar French ritual�the search for a new government.
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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