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chaconne Definition


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chaconne
noun
    1. An old slow Spanish dance.
    2. A piece of music for it, written in the form of variations on a ground bass or a stereotyped harmonic progression in triple time with slow stately tempo. See also passacaglia.
Etymology: 17c: French, from Spanish chacona, from Basque chucun pretty.



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