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chaconne
[ sha-kawn, -kon, shah-; French sha-kawn ]
noun
, plural cha·connes [sha-, kawnz, -, konz, shah-, sh, a, -, kawn].
- an ancient dance, probably of Spanish origin, in moderate triple meter.
- a musical form based on the continuous variation of a series of chords or of a ground bass.
chaconne
/ ʃakɔn; ʃəˈkɒn /
noun
- a musical form consisting of a set of continuous variations upon a ground bass See also passacaglia
- archaic.a dance in slow triple time probably originating in Spain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chaconne1
1675–85; < French < Spanish chacona
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chaconne1
C17: from French, from Spanish chacona, probably imitative of the castanet accompaniment
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Example Sentences
It is almost a sacrilege to hear a little girl venturing to approach the Chaconne.
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"Write me the music of a chaconne, Monsieur Gluek," said the god of dancing.
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He has given the greatest performance of the celebrated Bach chaconne ever heard in America.
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Do you think the Greeks, whose manners we are endeavoring to depict, knew what a chaconne was?
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It is quite remarkable that some pages of this work, such as the superb chaconne at the end, have a character quite Handelian.
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