farandole

Definitions

A lively chain dance in 6/8 time, of Provençal origin.

Equivalents

Examples

“"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer⟳ a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have⟳ a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like⟳ dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…]."”

“In another corner fragments of the town band tried hard to assemble a farandole, for this type⟳ of folklore seemed appropriate to a nationalist and patriotic celebration.”

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