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These galliards and pavans composed by John Dowland and William Byrd are for the lute alone; or, in the case of six of Dow-land's songs, for lute and voice.

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Besides this state dancing of pavans, this dance was used in Mascarade, when triumphal chariots of gods and goddesses enter, or of emperors and kings 'plains de maiesté.'

From Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries by Naylor, Edward W. (Edward Woodall)