pavane

English - Turkish

Definition of pavane in English Turkish dictionary: bu dansın müziği; tören dans; yüzyılda revaçta olan bir dans

English - English

Definition of pavane in English English dictionary: A moderately slow, courtly processional dance in duple time/meter; A musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries; Stately court dance introduced from southern Europe into England in the 16th century. The dance, consisting of forward and backward steps to music in duple time, was originally used to open ceremonial balls; later its steps became livelier and it came to be paired with the quick galliard in triple time; Slow solemn dance in duple (or sometimes triple) time, of Spanish origin; generally in three sections, each one repeated [back]; a musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries. A moderately slow, courtly dance in duple time/meter; a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries; Stately Renaissance court dance in duple meter; a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries music composed for dancing the pavane; music composed for dancing the pavane; One of the court dances (circa 1830) The couples paraded around the hall barely touching fingers and the trains of the women's gowns trailed the floor like a peacock's tail Pavane means peacock