The tradition
The passacaglia (; Italian: [passaˈkaʎʎa]) is a musical form that originated in early seventeenth-century Spain and is still used today by composers. It is usually of a serious character and is typically based on a bass-ostinato and written in triple metre.¶
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passacaglia is musical form written in triple metre, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition.1¶
The source record links this tradition to 22 external registers, which can be verified through the citation.1¶
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Raimundo Pastor · CC BY-SA 4.0
What it mixes with
Artists and institutions
Sources
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| Wikidata: passacaglia (Q752329) | database | Wikidata |
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