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‖ chaconne Mus.|ʃakɔn, tʃəˈkɒn|
Also 7–8 chacon, 8 chacoon, 9 chacona.
[Fr. chaconne, ad. Sp. chacona, according to Spanish etymologists, ad. Basque chucun pretty.]
An obsolete dance, or the music to which it was danced, moderately slow, and usually in 3–4 time. ‘The chaconne served as finale to a ballet or an opera: it is no longer in use’ (Littré).
1685Dryden Albion & A. ii, Chacon, Two Nymphs and Triton sing. 1692Southerne Wives Excuse i. i, The Sonatas and the Chacons which I know. 1721–1800Bailey, Chaconne, chacoon, a sort of Saraband Dance, the Measure of which is always Triple Time. 1774Westm. Mag. II. 316 A chaconne, executed by eight principal dancers with great ease and agility. 1878Saturday Pop. Concert Programme Bk. 23 Feb. 1003 A pianoforte accompaniment was added to the Chaconne by Mendelssohn. |