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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pas•sa•ca•glia (pä′sə käl′yə, pas′ə kal′-),USA pronunciation n. - Music and Dancea slow, dignified dance of Spanish origin.
- Music and Dancethe music for this dance, based on an ostinato figure.
- Music and Dancea musical form based on continuous variations over a ground bass.
- Latin callem, accusative of callis path)
- Spanish pasacalle literally, step (i.e., dance) in the street (pasa 3d singular present of pasar to step, pace1 + calle street
- pseudo-Italian spelling, spelled of earlier passacalle 1650–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: passacaglia /ˌpæsəˈkɑːljə/ n - an old Spanish dance in slow triple time
- a slow instrumental piece characterized by a series of variations on a particular theme played over a repeated bass part
See also chaconne
Etymology: 17th Century: earlier passacalle, from Spanish pasacalle street dance, from paso step + calle street; the ending -alle was changed to -aglia to suggest an Italian origin |