The Battle Pavane modern notation (semiquavers). This piece is very typical of the mid-sixteenth century court music and would have been played by consorts of instruments of the same type, like sackbutts and cornetts, shawms, viols, recorders, and possible also by mixed consorts. The Battle Pavane The Battle Pavane (alternative spelling: "Battle Pavan)" is an instrumental piece by Tielman Susato which he published in 1551 in "alderhande Danserye", a collection of Renaissance dance music. In recent decades (as of 2007) Bob Margolis' arrangement of it has gained mass popularity among high school wind ensembles in the USA. The piece is often played by
Pavane pour une infante défunte his eponymous album (1982), in which he made use of synthesizers instead of acoustic instruments. Some unusual interpretations include another electronic versions by William Orbit in "Pieces in a Modern Style" (2000) and by Isao Tomita (1979), Edgar Meyer recorded a version for double bass and piano on his CD "Work in Progress" (1990), a solo bass guitar version by Jimmy Earl (1995), Ali Aiman's minimalist/electronic adaptation in his Overture EP (2014) and Hayley Westenra's vocal adaptation "Never Say Goodbye", which appears in her album "Pure" (2004). Pavane pour une infante défunte Pavane pour une infante défunte ("Pavane for a