passamezzo

An old Italian (pas-sa-med'-ze) It. n. in dance popular brief change of key that is not carried England where it was called pa ing out into a cadence or close of a movement, measures pavan, or pa y-pavan. This English title shows its kinship with pa ing notes the elegant and stately pavan, that Notes not forming a part of the celebrated favorite of kings and cour harmony, but used to connect the estiers throughout Europe. Being le sential tones in any two consecutive slow and solemn than the latter, the chords, origin of its Italian name is by some pa ing shake authorities considered to be in the A short shake or trill used in a expre ion pas so a mezzo, having manner similar to the double appogreference to the time signature of the music, and, being freely interpreted, adance in hurried time. The pazzamezzo was, neverthele , deliberate in its movement, differing slightly from a graceful, gliding walk. giatura, as an ornament, without interrupting the rhythm or melody of The music was written in duple, that the pa age in which it occurs. is, even time. Also spelled pazzamezzo. pa ing tones See pa ing note,