Associations to the word «Passacaglia»

Wiktionary

PASSACAGLIA, noun. (music) A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple metre, and use of a ground bass.
PASSACAGLIA, noun. (music) Any piece of classical music with similar characteristics.

Wise words

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