saltarello
Americannoun
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saltarellos,
plural
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saltarelli
plural
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a lively Italian dance for one person or a couple.
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the music for it.
noun
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a traditional Italian dance, usually in compound duple time
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a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of saltarello
1590–1600; < Italian, derivative of saltare to dance; see saltant
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The real star among the players, though, was Wayne Hankin, who played flutes — two at a time, in an anonymous Italian saltarello — reeds and the bagpipelike musette.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2011
These he applied with more zeal than precision, just as an American composer might indiscriminately swap a Sicilian tarantella for a Romagnan saltarello.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2010
The "Italian" Symphony explodes in a burst of melody, its irresistible opening theme a shout of joy, its finale a whirling saltarello.
From Time Magazine Archive
How I wish I could see them dance the saltarello again!
From A Romance of the Republic by Lydia Maria Francis Child
Sometimes rapid thumps on the tambourine might be heard, indicating that the saltarello was again in rehearsal.
From A Romance of the Republic by Lydia Maria Francis Child
That said, a pair of Dall’Aquila’s saltarellos and his transcription of Janequin’s picturesque “Battaglia” are so richly contrapuntal that they sound almost orchestral, an effect that few lute composers ever achieved.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2011
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