1. a slow, stately Spanish dance in triple time, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries
Usage: historical
2. the music composed for or in the style of this dance
Usage: music

Examples

• The dancers performed an elegant saraband at the royal court.
• Bach included a beautiful saraband in his French Suite No. 1.
• The saraband was considered one of the most dignified baroque dances.
• She studied the intricate steps of the traditional saraband.
• The composer wrote a haunting saraband for solo violin.
• Musicians often played sarabands during formal ceremonies.