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saraband
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[ sar-uh-band ]
noun
- a slow, stately Spanish dance, especially of the 17th and 18th centuries, in triple meter, derived from a vigorous castanet dance.
- a piece of music for or using the rhythm of this dance, usually forming one of the movements in the classical suite and following the courante.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of saraband1
1610–20; < French sarabande < Spanish zarabanda, perhaps < Arabic sarband a kind of dance < Persian
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Anne bade him prove it by dressing as a circus clown and dancing a saraband for her.
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And from the phlox and mignonette Rich attars drift on every hand; And when star-vestured twilight comes The pale moths weave a saraband.
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Miss Longmuir flew up the steps to his assistance, and unseen sarabands pummelled the floor of the loft.
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And at some great eventful scene Full many a dance the chamber graced, Pavanes and sarabands were paced, And minuets when Anne was queen.
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Before the second act is a very stately saraband.
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