Pavan
(Strut)
Pavan
Arbeau, Orchesography
Couples in procession
Simple (at demo)
| I | A1 | 1-4 | 2 Singles forward on left, right | Arbeau. ¶ The pavan is easy to dance, because there are only two singles and a double going forward & advancing. And two simples and a double moving back & retreating : And it is played in duple time. And note that in the dancing, the aforementioned two simples and the double of the advance, begin by the left foot : And the aforementioned two simples and the double of the retreat, begin by the right foot. ¶ Capriol. ¶ Thus the tabor and the other instruments play eight beats and measures in advancing, and eight measures in retreating. ¶ Arbeau. ¶ It is so: And if one wants, one does not move back, and walks always forward. ¶ | Arbeau. ¶ La pauane est facile à dancer, car il n'y a que deux simples & vn double en marchant & sauanceāt. Et deux simples & vn double en reculant & desmarchant : Et se ioue par mesure binaire. Et notterez qu'en l danceant, lesdits deux simples & le dit double de l'aduance, se commencement par le pied gauche : Et lesdits deux simples & le double de la desmarche, se commencent par le pied droit. ¶ Capriol. ¶ Le tabourin dōc & aultres instruments y sont huict battemēts & mesures en marchant, & huict mesures en desmarchant. ¶ Arbeau. ¶ Il est ainsi : Et si on veut on ne recule point, & marche lon tousiours auant. ¶ | |||||
| 5-8 | Double forward on left | |||||||||
| 9-12 | 2 Singles forward on right, left | |||||||||
| 13-16 | Double forward on right | |||||||||
| II | Repeat as desired | |||||||||
Reconstruction by Peter Durham.
Translation by Peter Durham.
Original text is transcribed from the Fonta edition.
Notes
Reconstruction. For the sake of making the dance useful as a procession, and thus incrementally more interesting, we usually choose to take the option Arbeau presents and do this dance always going forward. The tabulation above reflects this choice.