1. a slow, stately ballroom dance in triple time that originated in Spain
2. a piece of music written for or in the style of a sarabande
Usage: music

Examples

• The dancers performed an elegant sarabande at the royal court.
• Bach’s sarabande from his English Suite No. 2 is hauntingly beautiful.
• The sarabande was a popular dance form in the Baroque period.
• She practiced the sarabande movement from Handel’s keyboard suite.
• The slow, dignified steps of the sarabande contrasted with the lively minuet.
• Many Baroque composers included a sarabande in their dance suites.