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tarantella (târ`əntĕl`ə), Neapolitan folk dance that first appeared in Taranto, Italy, in the 17th cent. It had rapid 6–8 meter with an increasing tempo and was thought to cure the bite of the tarantula, which supposedly caused the disease tarantism. Chopin, Liszt, Weber, and others used the dance in the form of a perpetuum mobile. tarantella 1. a peasant dance from S Italy 2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, in fast six-eight time How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The book gathers poems published in some of her smaller press books, Gottschalk and the Grande Tarantelle (1989) and Children Coming Home (1991), as well as the epic poem "In the Mecca. Many of the favorite Burgmuller pieces are included here, such as Angel's Voices and Tarantelle. Simmons's short essay on Brooks's "Gottschalk and the Grande Tarantelle," the only previously unpublished essay in the book, says that an American composer's "frequent use of African American folk songs" is "cultural genocide" because "Gottschalk `stole the wealth' of African American art. |
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