The Battle Pavane 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 Renaissance-style bands and always features a large trumpet part. The piece begins with a melody based around repeated pitches, with the rhythm half-quarter-quarter in modern notation (minim, crotchet, crotchet). It ends with a fanfare of rapidly repeated sixteenth notes in
The Chardon Polka Band also tours nationally and headlines many of the nation's top folk festival and Oktoberfest celebrations, playing a mixture of original music, classic polkas, and covers of pop songs.The band has released seven full-length albums, all independently, three of which were nominated for a Polka Hall of Fame award for either the album or one or more songs. Seasonal Member The Chardon Polka Band The Chardon Polka Band is an American, Ohio-based, Cleveland-Style polka band. It was started by Jake Kouwe in 2003 when he recruited four other teenagers to form a polka band at Chardon High School, and the group