The siciliana or siciliano (also known as the sicilienne) is a musical style or genre often included as a movement within larger pieces of music starting in the Baroque period. It is in a slow 6/8 or 12/8 time with lilting rhythms making it somewhat resemble a slow jig, and is usually in a minor key. It was used for arias in Baroque operas, and of... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siciliana