saraband
or sar·a·bande
[ sar-uh-band ]
/ ˈsær əˌbænd /
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.
Origin of saraband
1610–20; < French
sarabande < Spanish
zarabanda, perhaps < Arabic
sarband a kind of dance < Persian