passacaglia
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passacaglia
- /ˌpasəˈkɑːlɪ.ə/ UK
- /ˌpɑsəˈkɑljə/ US
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Borrowed from Italian passacaglia, from Spanish pasacalle, from pasar (“to pass”) + calle (“street”).
noun passacaglias · passacaille · passecaille
- A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple meter, and use of a ground bass. In classical music there are, as the analytical programs tell us, first subjects and second subjects, free fantasias, recapitulations, and codas; there are fugues, with counter-subjects, strettos, and pedal points; there are passacaglias on ground basses, canons ad hypodiapente, and other ingenuitie
- Any piece of classical music with similar characteristics.
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noun historical Spanish dance
| Español | pasacalle, pasacalles |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 파사칼리아 pasakallia |
| 日本語 | パッサカリア passakaria |
| 中文 | 帕薩卡利亞 /帕萨卡利亚 pàsàkǎlìyà, 帕薩卡里亞 /帕萨卡里亚 pàsàkǎlǐyà |
| Français | passacaille |
| Deutsch | Passacaglia |
| Italiano | passacaglia |
| Ελληνικά | πασσακάλια passakália |
| Română | passacaglia |
| Русский | пассака́лья passakálʹja, пассака́лия passakálija |
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