Pavane Pavane The pavane, pavan, paven, pavin, pavian, pavine, or pavyn (It. "pavana", "padovana"; Ger. "Paduana") is a slow processional dance common in Europe during the 16th century (Renaissance). The pavane, the earliest-known music for which was published in Venice by Ottaviano Petrucci, in Joan Ambrosio Dalza's "Intabolatura de lauto libro quarto" in 1508, is a sedate and dignified couple dance, similar to the 15th-century basse danse. The music which accompanied it appears originally to have been fast or moderately fast but, like many other dances, became slower over time . The word "Pavane" is most probably derived from Italian "[danza]
Pavane (Fauré) 1999 song "Tous Les Maux D'Amour." In turn the S Club 7 song "Natural," an English-language cover version, also sampled "Pavane". Dutch singer Petra Berger used "Pavane" as the musical setting for her song about Marie Antoinette, "Close Your Eyes (He'll Be Just Fine)," on her album "Eternal Woman". Swedish TV films about the fictional police detective Johan Falk featured arranged pop music versions of "Pavane". Pavane (Fauré) The Pavane in F-sharp minor, Op. 50, is a pavane by the French composer Gabriel Fauré written in 1887. It was originally a piano piece, but is better known in Fauré's version