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Word: Passacaglia
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Italian, from Spanish pasacalle, from pasar ‘to pass’ + calle ‘street’ (because originally it was a dance often played in the streets)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpasəˈkɑːlɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a composition similar to a chaconne, typically in slow triple time with variations over a ground bass.
Short Definition:composition similar to chaconne
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