The English composer MartinPeerson(1571 – 1650) wrote “The Fall of the Leafe” originally for a virginal, a gentler version of the more robust harpsichord. The descending notes in the piece impart the wistfulness of a beautiful autumn day. The “BattlePavan” is amongst many pieces written bySusato(1500-63) that were part of a night’s entertainment in a number of the courts in the Netherlands.The call – response style between the sections features in this arrangement. Grade 2.5.