OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 25953

passacaglia

/ˌpasəˈkɑːlɪ.ə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
pasacalle • pasacalles
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-sub…
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