cha·conne (shä-kôn , -k n)n. 1. A slow, stately dance of the 18th century or the music for it. 2. A form consisting of variations based on a reiterated harmonic pattern. [French, from Spanish chacona, a kind of dance.] |
chaconne [ʃəˈkɒn (French) ʃakɔn]
n
1. (Music / Classical Music) a musical form consisting of a set of continuous variations upon a ground bass See also passacaglia
2. (Performing Arts / Dancing) Archaic a dance in slow triple time probably originating in Spain
[from French, from Spanish chacona, probably imitative of the castanet accompaniment]
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