Saraband

[særәbænd]

Definition

(noun.) a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time.

(noun.) music composed for dancing the saraband.

Editor: Ramon--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple time; also, the air itself.

Editor: Seth

Definition

n. a slow Spanish dance or the music to which it is danced; a short piece of music of deliberate character and with a peculiar rhythm in ?time the accent being placed on the second crotchet of each measure.

Edited by Greg