A Renaissance dance form with pleasing contemporary harmonies, this SATB Pavan-Galliard pairing is easy enough for your next New Year's gathering, perhaps to be played alongside Holborne's New Yeere's Gifte. All parts are active and engaging, staying right in the best part of each instrument's range. The top line is the melody and fits easily on an Alto reading up the octave, and the second line fits nicely on Tenor as well, with just one high B toward the end of the Pavan. In fact, the limited ranges of the parts make this piece an ideal candidate to be played on a Renaissance consort.