saraband (saraband)

[= G. sarabande, A saraband dance by a Moor constantly formed part of always performed with the castanets. the entertainment at a puppet-show; and this dance was Strutt , Sports and Pastimes, p. 310. 2. Music for such a dance or in its rhythm, which is triple and slow, usually with a decided emphasis upon the second beat of the measure. In the old suite, the saraband was the distinctively slow movement, and was usually placed before the gigue. How they are tickled With a light air, the bawdy saraband! B. Jonson , Staple of News, iv. 1. The canticles are changed to sarabands. Long fellow , Spanish Student, i. 3.