Passepied
[pahs-pyey] /pɑsˈpyeɪ/
noun, plural passepieds
[pahs-pyey, -pyeyz] /pɑsˈpyeɪ, -ˈpyeɪz/ (Show IPA)
1.
a lively dance in triple meter popular in France in the 17th and 18th centuries.
2.
a dance form in moderately fast 3/8 or 3/4 meter, occasionally constituting part of the 17th- and 18th-century instrumental suite.
/pɑːsˈpjeɪ/
noun (pl) -pieds (-ˈpjeɪ)
1.
a lively minuet of Breton origin, in triple time, popular in the 17th century
2.
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
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