CHACONNE
\t͡ʃˈakɒn], \tʃˈakɒn], \tʃ_ˈa_k_ɒ_n]\
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An old Spanish dance in moderate three-four measure, like the Passacaglia, which is slower. Both are used by classical composers as themes for variations.
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An old Spanish dance in moderate three-four measure, like the Passacaglia, which is slower. Both are used by classical composers as themes for variations.
By Noah Webster.
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shak-on', n. an old dance, with slow movement, the music, a series of variations on a ground bass, mostly eight bars in length, appearing in sonatas as well as ballets. [Fr.,--Sp. chacona--Basque chucun, pretty.]
By Thomas Davidson
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