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chaconne

Piece of music derived from a dance form, possibly of Spanish origin, in three time, constructed over a ground bass. An example is the aria ‘Dido's Lament’ from Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas (1689), in which the inevitability of the bass line conveys a sense of Dido's inescapable fate.



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But while his Chaconne dates from 1942, his first important ensemble pieces did not come until 1949 with La Malinche and The Moor's Pavane.
Attitudes by Barnes, Clive / Dance Magazine
Chaconne JI, Chaparral E, Pharm D, Sadun AA, Mange D, Grant I, Listhaus A, Crapotta J, Lambert B, Freeman WR.
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And though the violinist evinced ample concentration throughout, especially in the great Chaconne, too little imagination characterized her playing.
VIOLINIST CHUNG DAZZLES WITH L.A. PHIL by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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