saraband
/ˈsɛrəbænd/
noun
- A slow, stately Spanish dance in triple time, often with a solemn or dignified character.
- The dancers performed a saraband at the Renaissance fair.
- The music for the saraband was slow and graceful.
- She learned the steps of the saraband for her history class.
- A piece of music written for or in the style of this dance, often part of a Baroque suite.
- The pianist played the saraband with great emotion.
- The composer included a saraband in his latest suite for cello.
- I listened to a beautiful saraband by Handel this morning.