Pavan

(Strut)

Pavan

Arbeau, Orchesography

Couples in procession

Simple


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. Original text is transcribed from the Fonta edition. Translation by Peter Durham.

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.