The air to which the galliard was danced. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > dance music > [noun] > others (39) galliard1545 The air to which the galliard was danced. Obsolete. passamezzo1568 A slow dance of Italian origin in 2/4 time, related to the pavane; a piece of music for this. pavane1591 A piece of music written for this dance. In later use also: a piece of music written in the same rhythm or style as that used for a pavane, or… passy-measure1597 = passamezzo, n. Frequently attributive and in plural, esp. in passy-measures pavane. rant1656 Chiefly Scottish. A lively, noisy, or irregular tune or song, esp. a lively dance tune. passacaglia1659 A slow musical composition written in triple time, usually consisting of continuous variations over a ground bass. Also: an early kind of Spanish… passacaille1667 = passacaglia, n. chaconne1685 An obsolete dance, or the music to which it was danced, moderately slow, and usually in 3–4 time. ‘The chaconne served as finale to a ballet or… rigadoon1690 The music to which this dance may be performed; esp. a lively dance tune in 2/4 time. passepied1696 A dance in triple time resembling a lively minuet; a piece of music for this dance. rigaudon1708 = rigadoon, n. 2. bourrée1776 A musical composition, written usually in duple rhythm and in two-measure phrases, in which the character of the lively dance so named is represented. minuet de la cour1783 a popular variety of minuet. Now historical. quadrille1802 A piece of music to which a quadrille may be danced. treble1805 In technical and elliptical uses. A kind of step-dance; the measure of or music for this. dialect. pigeon wing1807 North American. Dance and Skating. A dance step performed by jumping up and striking the legs together whilst in the air; a dance featuring such a… polka1825 A piece of music typically written in 2/4 time as the accompaniment to a characteristic dance (see sense 2). redowa1843 A Bohemian folk dance; a ballroom dance in 3/4 or 3/8 time based on this. Also: a piece of music intended to accompany such a dance. polka time1844 General attributive in senses 2 and 1, as polka band, polka music, polka step, polka time, etc. écossaise1863 The music for such a dance (see also quot. 1863); a tune to which the dance is performed. verbunkos1880 A type of Hungarian dance to gypsy music; the music played to accompany this dance; a piece of music written in this style. drag1901 A slow type of dance, or the music for this; also (slang), a dancing party. U.S. foxtrot1915 A modern dance, of American origin, consisting chiefly of alternating measures of long and short steps; also, a piece of music suitable as an… burru1929 A kind of vigorous, popular, and sometimes indecent, dance; the music, esp. drumming, used to accompany this. rumba1931 A piece of music for this dance or in its rhythm; the rhythm itself. palais glide1936 A ballroom dance with high kicks and gliding steps performed by large groups linking arms in a row. Also figurative. Lambeth Walk1937 the name of a street in Lambeth, used as the title of a Cockney song and dance first performed by Lupino Lane in the revue Me and my Gal in 1937. jitterbug1939 A dance, popular esp. in the early 1940s, performed chiefly to boogie-woogie and swing music, and consisting of a few standardized steps augmented… high life1942 Chiefly in form highlife. Originally: a West African (originally Ghanaian) dance based on the two-step, with an emphasis on the dancer's individual… Zydeco1949 A kind of Afro-American dance music of southern Louisiana; the dance itself. Also attributive. hand jive1958 A (repeated) sequence of rhythmic hand movements performed whilst or instead of dancing, esp. to rock-and-roll music. Cf. jive, n. 2b. hand jiving1958 The action of performing a hand jive. Cf. hand jive, n. hokey-cokey1966 A kind of dance. twist1966 A dance in which the body is twisted from side to side; spec. a dance of this kind popular in the early 1960s. Also, music for such a dance. chicken scratch1972 A type of dance music originating among the Pima and Tohono O'odham peoples of the Sonoran desert region of the United States and Mexico, blending… smoocher1976 A song or piece of music suitable for accompanying slow, close dancing. funana1981 A type of dance music originating in the Cape Verde Islands, traditionally played on an accordion and accompanied by a ferrinho (ferrinho, n.)… New Beat1988 A type of electronic dance music, popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s, originating in Belgium, and characterized by a slow, mechanical beat. trance dance1988 A type of electronic dance music derived from Acid House and techno, characterized by rhythms and sounds intended to be hypnotic or… |
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