passacaglia

English

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Alternative forms

• passacaglio

Etymology

From Italian passacaglia, from Spanish pasear (“to walk”) + calle (“street”).

Noun

passacaglia (plural passacaglias)

1. (music) A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple metre, and use of a ground bass.
2. (music) Any piece of classical music with similar characteristics.

See Also

• chaconne

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: passacaglia (fi)
• French: passacaille f
• German: Passacaglia

• Italian: passacaglia (it) f
• Russian: пассакалья f
• Spanish: passacalle, pasacalle

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Italian

Etymology

From Spanish pasear (“to walk”) + calle (“street”).

Noun

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passacaglia f (plural passacaglie)

1. passacaglia