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sarabande
/ ˈsærəˌbænd /
noun
- a decorous 17th-century courtly dance
- music a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, in slow triple time, often incorporated into the classical suite
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sarabande1
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Example Sentences
So pavane followed gavotte and sarabande and the more modern minuet, and the ball was very brilliant and gay.
The Sarabande was also in triple time, but its movement was slow and stately.
After many recalls, she gave, as an encore, a rousing performance of a Bach sarabande.
The card-players watched the sarabande through the dusty atmosphere by the uneven light of the smoking lamps.
Sometimes the minuet and sarabande changed places, just as in modern times do the andante and scherzo.
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