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passepied

[ pahs-pyey ]

noun

, plural passe·pieds [pahs-, pyey, -, pyeyz].
  1. a lively dance in triple meter popular in France in the 17th and 18th centuries.
  2. a dance form in moderately fast 3/8 or 3/4 meter, occasionally constituting part of the 17th- and 18th-century instrumental suite.

passepied

/ pɑːsˈpjeɪ /

noun

  1. a lively minuet of Breton origin, in triple time, popular in the 17th century
  2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

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Word History and Origins

Origin of passepied1

1685–95; < French: literally, pass (the) foot, i.e., move it, dance. See pass, -ped

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Word History and Origins

Origin of passepied1

C17: from French: pass the foot

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Example Sentences

Passepied (B flat major) "pour Madame Redwen," short and simple, but very neat and graceful, and quite in dance form.

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