Pavane
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pəˈvɑːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pavane is a noun meaning (music) A musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Meaning
(music) A musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries.
More Meanings
- (music, dance) A moderately slow, courtly processional dance in duple time/meter.
- (intransitive, rare) To dance the pavane.
Example Sentences
From the wings I heard and watched the pavane of tragedy move steadily toward its climax.
Why then be merry; be merry, or I’le be Out of humour, and then who shall dance the Pavan With Ossorio?
And he tasted in the language of memory ambered wines, dying fallings of sweet airs, the proud pavan […]
Some day, when the Wateaus of the future are painting the court ladies who again dance pavanes in sunlit glades, wearing wigs and crinoline, such data will amuse.
Word Forms
- pavanes
- pavan
- paven
- pavian
- pavin
- pavonne
- pavaning
- pavaned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pavonne, pavanne, passacaglia, pavillon, passacaille, paspy.
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