Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
pass off
pass on
pass out
pass over
pass rush
pass-through
pass up
passable
passacaglia
passade
passado
passage (1)
passage (2)
passage hawk
passageway
passagework
Passaic Falls
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "passacag..." in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

passacaglia

pas·sa·ca·glia [ pssə klyə, pàssə kállyə ] (plural pas·sa·ca·glias)


noun 
Definition:
 
baroque music form: a baroque musical composition in slow triple time over a repeated bass line

[Mid-17th century. Via Italian< Spanish pasacalle< pasar "to pass" + calle "street"; because often played in the streets]
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
MSN Shopping
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft