We led the company in a pavane and I smiled at the King only when he looked over at me. |
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Similar comments apply to the pavane, the galliarde and the volta from the Elizabethan period. |
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Musicians usually wrote pavanes and galliards in pairs, the galliard time being a rhythmic adaptation of that of the preceding pavane. |
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In 16th-century Europe the stately pavane and energetic galliard were popular in Renaissance court circles. |
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Performed as the afterdance of the stately pavane, the galliard originated in 15th-century Italy. |
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Common dance pairs included the pavane and galliard, the allemande and courante, and the basse danse and tourdion. |
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Ravel was always disappointed with pianists who consistently played the work too slowly, for according to him, it is the princess, not the pavane, who is dead. |
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For the less bloodthirsty, guests can join in with a variety of 14th Century courtly dances, such as the pavane, the farandole and branles. |
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The suite of related dance movements originated in the paired dances of the 14th 16th centuries, such as the pavane and galliard or the basse danse and saltarello. |
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