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(It.) - A quick Italian dance in 6 / 8 time similar to the tarantella with a characteristic jumping feel to the rhythm. Examples date from the 14th century.?

- A quick, highly syncopated Brazilian carnival song danced usually in 2 / 4 time in a circle with a standard call and response between lead singer and chorus. The ballroom version is danced in couples and is more sedate.?

- A slow and stately dance in 3 / 2 or 3 / 4 time, usually in binary form and one of the standard elements of the suite.?

(Sp.) - A Catalonian national dance performed to pipes and drums, often in sections. Similar to the farandole.?

(Ger.) - A setting. (1) A musical setting; (2) A movement in a composition; (3) Style (e.g. freier satz, free style; (4) A theme or subject.?