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Look up: Saraband

  1. Saraband
    The saraband is a stately dance which was at one time popular in Spain, France and England. It was said to have been invented in the 16th century by the dancer Zarabander, although other sources ascribe it to an Oriental source. In England the saraband was transformed into an ordinary country dance.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. saraband
    [n] - music composed for dancing the saraband 2. [n] - a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Saraband
    Sar'a·band noun [ French sarabande , Spanish zarabanda , from Persian serbend a song.] A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple time; also, the air itself. « She has brought us the newest saraband ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/16

  4. saraband
    noun a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. saraband
    noun music composed for dancing the saraband
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Saraband
    • (n.) A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple time; also, the air itself.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. Saraband
    (from the article `Bergman, Ingmar`) Bergman also directed a number of television movies, notably the critically acclaimed Saraband (2003), which featured the main characters from Scenes ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/30

  8. saraband
    saraband (sâr'ubănd) , dance of Asian origin that first appeared in Spain in the 16th cent. At that time it was characterized by alternate 3–4 and 3–8 meter and was accompanied by castanets and tambourines. Cervantes denounced it for its indecent gestures, and it was suppr...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A08436

  9. Saraband
    `Saraband` is a 2003 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman, and his last theatrically released work. The film is a sequel to Bergman`s Scenes from a Marriage (1973), bringing back to the screen the characters of Johan and Marianne. In July 2005, Saraband was released the...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraband



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