tarantella
Noun
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A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; -- so called from a popular notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia.
Music suited to such a dance.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
tarantelle
fandango
samba
waltz
tango
quadrille
cancan
cha-cha
ball
dance
breakdown
ballet
reel
twist
polka
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Reinhold Glière wrote an Intermezzo and Tarantella for double bass and piano, Op. 9, No. 1 and No. 2 and a Praeludium and Scherzo for double bass and piano, Op. 32 No.1 and No.2.
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