sarabande
Britishnoun
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a decorous 17th-century courtly dance
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music a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, in slow triple time, often incorporated into the classical suite
Etymology
Origin of sarabande
C17: from French, from Spanish zarabanda, of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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A graceful aria in the style of a sarabande goes through 30 variations.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Old music is quoted, and a sad Baroque sarabande imagined.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2022
Bach, writes Swed, is having a moment — in new recordings and in a recent Los Angeles Philharmonic concert, where cellist Johannes Moser dedicated a Bach sarabande to Hillary Clinton and Leonard Cohen.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2016
It's also in love with how Victorian Brits talked, that mellifluous sarabande danced around actual emotion.
From Slate • Jul. 27, 2010
I accepted his arm, and we stepped into the dance, a slow sarabande.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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