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pavan

pah-VA(H)N

[English]

A Renaissance dance that took its name from the pavano, or peacock. The pavan is a slow, stately court dance in duple meter, popular throughout Europe; frequently the pavan was used as the first dance in a set of dances.


See Also

[French] pavane (f)
[Italian] pavana (f)

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Last Updated: 2016-06-06 02:26:33