Passacaglia (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a slow, dignified dance of Spanish origin.
  2. the music for this dance, based on an ostinato figure.
  3. a musical form based on continuous variations over a ground bass.
noun
  1. an old Spanish dance in slow triple time
  2. a slow instrumental piece characterized by a series of variations on a particular theme played over a repeated bass part
Passacaglia (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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