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Alonso Mudarra

Pavana

 

Tres libros de música en cifra (1546), fol. I/18

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Source title Pauana.
Title in contents   Vna Pauana
Text incipit


Music

Category dance

Genre pavana

Fantasia type

Mode i

Voices 4

Length (compases) 79

Vihuela

Tuning G

Courses 6

Final VI/0

Highest I/5

Lowest VI/0

Difficulty not specified

Tempo medium

Song Text

Language

Vocal notation

Commentary

A freely composed pavane based on a tri-partite model: A - A’ - B - B’ - C - C’. Each section is of a slightly different length: A=16, B = 9, C = 14 compases.
A: i - V - V - i - i - VII - VII - VII - III - i - iv - V - V - i - i - i
B: III - III - VII - VII - i - i - V - V - V
C: VII - VII - I - IV - IV - VII - i - V - vi - V - V - i - i - i