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Webster 1913 Edition


Chaconne


Cha-conne′

,
Noun.
[F., fr. Sp.
chacona
.]
(Mus.)
An old Spanish dance in moderate three-four measure, like the Passacaglia, which is slower. Both are used by classical composers as themes for variations.

Definition 2024


chaconne

chaconne

English

Noun

chaconne (plural chaconnes)

  1. A slow, stately Baroque dance
  2. (music) The music for such a dance, often containing variations on a theme