noun
- plural of passacaglia; musical compositions in slow triple time with a ground bass or recurring harmonic progression
Usage: music
Examples
- The composer wrote several beautiful passacaglias for organ.
- Bach’s passacaglias are considered masterpieces of Baroque music.
- The concert featured three different passacaglias by various composers.
- Students studied the structure of passacaglias in their music theory class.
- The pianist performed two challenging passacaglias during the recital.
- These passacaglias demonstrate the evolution of the form over centuries.