The sixth movement, Pavana Lachrymae (a pavana is a slow 16th century dance, lachrymae means “tears” in Latin) contains an extensive quote from Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” (Der Tod und das Mädchen) rendered in a Medieval style reminiscent of early church music. This contrasts with the abundant use of the “Devil’s Trill” throughout the piece, a reference to Paganini, suspected by many of his compatriots to have made a pact with the devil in order to play at a level of virtuosity the world had never witnessed. The numbers 3, 7, and 13 take on a special significance in the proxy war for Good vs. Black Angels is arranged in an arch-like design of 3 large “Threnody” sections (a “threnody” is a lament). The three stages of this voyage are Departure (fall from grace), Absence (spiritual annihilation), and Return (redemption). These 3 sections are divided into 13 movements (“Thirteen Images from the Dark Land”) in symmetrical pairs, the seventh movement standing as the lynchpin in the center. “Devil-music (no.4) and God-music (no.10) are symmetrically placed and conceptual opposites.
The two Medieval-sounding movements, “Pavana Lachrymae” (no. #Black butler season 2 episode 1 english dub dailymotion full#Ħ) and “Sarabanda de la Muerte Oscura” (no.
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