1. A lively dance in duple meter, popular in the 19th century, characterized by a galloping rhythm.
Usage: plural form of galopade; historical/archaic; also spelled galop
2. The music composed for this dance, typically in 2/4 time.
Usage: musical context

Examples

• The orchestra played several galopades at the ball.
• Victorian dancers enjoyed performing galopades in their parlors.
• The composer wrote a collection of galopades for piano.
• Galopades were often performed as entertainment at 19th-century social gatherings.
• The energetic rhythm of galopades made them popular with young dancers.