passepied

Definition of the French term passepied in music:

  1. passepied (lively court dance in 3/8 or 6/8 time originating in Brittany, France, in the 16th century)
  2. piece of music composed for or in the style of a passepied
Language
French
Singular
passepied
Plural
passepieds

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