SALTARELLO


Meaning of SALTARELLO in English

ˌsaltəˈre(ˌ)lō, ˌsȯl- noun

also sal·ta·rel·la -elə

( -s )

Etymology: Italian saltarello, from saltare to jump, from Latin

1. : an Italian dance characterized by a lively hop step at the beginning of each measure

2. : music for this dance or having its rhythm in quick triple or sextuple time and being characterized typically by skips and dotted triple rhythm

3. : a jack of a harpsichord

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