A Pavan is one of the many types of popular dances from the Renaissance Period composed by William Byrd and other composers of the time. It was common practice for a Pavan (usually 4 beats in a bar) to be followed by a Galliard, which is another type of dance with a contrasting 3 beats in a bar. However "The Earle of Salisbury" Pavan has two Galliards. This is a video of the Pavan being played, though it has been pointed out that a Pavan should be slower than this - scroll down to see the sheet music.
Here is a video of Byrd's Pavan, The Earle of Salisbury for keyboard/piano:
The audio controls below allow you to play the mp3 version of Byrd's Pavan, The Earle of Salisbury for keyboard/piano or you can download the MP3 file. You can also download the midi version of Byrd's Pavan, The Earle of Salisbury for keyboard/piano.
The image below is the first page of the sheet music, and here you can download the full sheet music for Byrd's Pavan, The Earle of Salisbury for keyboard/piano in PDF format.
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