saltarello


sal·ta·rel·lo

S0046900 (săl′tə-rĕl′ō, säl′-)n. pl. sal·ta·rel·los or sal·ta·rel·li (-rĕl′ē) 1. A lively Italian dance in 3/4 or 6/8 time, characterized by a leap in every measure.2. The music for this dance.
[Italian, from saltare, to leap, from Latin saltāre; see saltation.]

saltarello

(ˌsæltəˈrɛləʊ) n, pl -li (-lɪ) or -los1. (Dancing) a traditional Italian dance, usually in compound duple time2. (Music, other) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance[C18: from Italian, from saltare to dance energetically, from Latin; see saltant]