Sarabande
(SAIR-uh-bahn-(de))


[Eng.]

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A Baroque dance that is said to have come from the Saracens. It is in triple meter, and characteristically the second note of the measure is lengthened, giving the dance a stately, majestic flavor. The sarabande is a standard movement of the Baroque Dance Suite.

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