Tarantella

[,tærәn'telә]

Definition

(noun.) a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons.

(noun.) music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella.

Edited by Daisy--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; -- so called from a popular notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia.

(n.) Music suited to such a dance.

Edited by Joanne

Definition

See under Tarantism.

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