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passacaglia: see chaconne and passacaglia chaconne and passacaglia , two closely related musical forms popular during the baroque period. Both are in triple meter time and employ a characteristic recurring harmonic pattern or actual bass line of
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Passacaglia

(1) An old Spanish dance that became popular in Western European countries in the 17th-18th centuries. The tempo is slow, and the meter triple. The passacaglia was in vogue at the court of Louis XIV in France.

(2) An instrumental piece (usually for organ or harpsichord), the foundation of which is the basso ostinato (ground bass). As a rule, the passacaglia is majestic; sometimes it is sorrowful or tragic. It is in 3/4 or 3/2 meter. Among the composers who wrote passacaglias are D. Buxtehude, F. Couperin, J. S. Bach, and G. F. Handel. Since the end of the 19th century, the form has been used by C. Franck and M. Ravel (France), P. Hindemith (Germany), and D. D. Shostakovich (USSR; the Eighth Symphony, the Piano Trio, and the Violin Concerto No. 1).

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The three brought together here belong to the last 12 years of his life (Martin died in 1974), though strictly speaking the Passacaille for orchestra is an arrangement of an organ piece from the 1940s.

Martin: Polyptyque; Maria-Triptychon; Passacaille, Cantoreggi/ Banse/ ... by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

The choreographed piece de resistance of Armide is the justly famous passacaille, a danced interlude where the Pleasures entertain Renaud.

The North American premiere of Lully's Armide: Armide deals with a ... by Citron, Paula / Opera Canada

Fittingly, artistic director Turocy summed up much of baroque dance's particularity and charm in Guillaume Louis Pecour's solo from Passacaille d'Armide.

New York Baroque Dance Company by Sulcas, Roslyn / Dance Magazine

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