Meaning & use
Pavane
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A slow, stately dance in duple meter, popular in the courts of Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries.
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The ensemble opened the concert with a Renaissance pavane.
Ravel's 'Pavane for a Dead Princess' is one of the composer's most beloved works.
A note on using this word
The name likely derives from the Italian city of Padua, or possibly from the Latin word for peacock, referencing the dance's stately gait.
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