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Definition of Pavanes
1. pavane [n] - See also: pavane
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pavanes
Literary usage of Pavanes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Protestants of France: From the Commencement of the by Guillaume Félice, François Bonifas (1851)
"pavanes, still young, had in a moment of weakness uttered a sort of recantation.
Bnt he soon rallied his courage, and marched to the stake with a calm brow; ..."
2. Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of London by Huguenot Society of London (1898)
"The passage referred to relates that Jaques pavanes of the Boulogne district on
the English Channel, was one of the pious and learned men encouraged by ..."
3. The Violin and Its Music by George Hart (1881)
"... pavanes, and popular songs. These are the earliest printed compositions for
bowed instruments. From the period of the death of Francis I. to the total ..."
4. The Boke Named The Gouernour by Thomas Elyot (1883)
"... but in order to render it intelligible, we must adopt the rule ' res pro
persona,' and take pavin for a musician, or player of pavanes. ..."
5. How Music Developed: A Critical and Explanatory Account of the Growth of by William James Henderson (1898)
"As these different kinds of dances differed in rhythm, — the pavanes, for instance,
being in common and the galliard in triple measure, — composers grasped ..."
6. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"The series was organised by Imogen Hoist, and among the works heard were Dowland's
7 instrumental pavanes, ..."
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