chaconne

[ sha-kawn, -kon, shah-; French sha-kawn ]

/ ʃæˈkɔn, -ˈkɒn, ʃɑ-; French ʃaˈkɔn /

an ancient dance, probably of Spanish origin, in moderate triple meter.

a musical form based on the continuous variation of a series of chords or of a ground bass.

Origin of chaconne

1675–85; < French < Spanish chacona

"Write me the music of a chaconne, Monsieur Gluek," said the god of dancing.

Great Italian and French Composers |George T. Ferris
When he played his solo in that second Chaconne of Bach's, you could scarcely believe it was only one violin.

Music-Study in Germany |Amy Fay
Do you think the Greeks, whose manners we are endeavoring to depict, knew what a chaconne was?

Great Italian and French Composers |George T. Ferris
She played the first five of the thirty-two variations of the Chaconne; then she stopped.

The Devourers |Annie Vivanti Chartres

Vestris deeply regretted that the opera was not terminated by a piece they called a chaconne, in which he displayed all his power.

Memoirs Of The Court Of Marie Antoinette, Queen Of France, Complete |Madame Campan

chaconne

/ (ʃəˈkɒn, French ʃakɔn) /

a musical form consisting of a set of continuous variations upon a ground bass See also passacaglia

archaic a dance in slow triple time probably originating in Spain

C17: from French, from Spanish chacona, probably imitative of the castanet accompaniment