Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dance of the peasants of Sicily in rather slow movement, accompanied with singing.
- noun Music for such a dance or in its rhythm, which is sextuple and moderately slow, resembling the pastorale, and frequently written in the minor mode.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A Sicilian dance, resembling the pastorale, set to a rather slow and graceful melody in 12-8 or 6-8 measure; also, the music to the dance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A dance, the
siciliana .
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Examples
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While he poured the wine, Georgia poked around the fridge, finding a wedge of pecorino siciliano, a package of crackers, and a jar of fat, green olives, an impromptu antipasto plate.
Georgia’s Kitchen Jenny Nelson 2010
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German artists: Miss Eames wore a perfectly exquisite accordion-pleated skirt as the distraught Sicilian peasant, and Signor Valero sang the siciliano on the open stage, the overture being stopped and the curtain raised so that he might sing his serenade to Lola with greater effect.
Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time Henry Edward Krehbiel 1888
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The finale was lovely, with gentle lilting siciliano rhythms.
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The finale was lovely, with gentle lilting siciliano rhythms.
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The finale was lovely, with gentle lilting siciliano rhythms.
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The finale was lovely, with gentle lilting siciliano rhythms.
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The A Major offers us a siciliano in modal harmony.
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Robert Siciliano: Hacking a Corporate Network with Facebook 2010
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Robert Siciliano: Craigslist ATM I Bought Causes Industry Stir 2010
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Robert Siciliano: Big Time Identity Theft Hackers Indicted: Tips to Avoid Being a Victim 2009
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