Siciliana

Siciliana rhythms.^[1]

The siciliana [sitʃiˈljaːna] or siciliano (also known as sicilienne [sisiljɛn] or ciciliano) is a musical style or genre often included as a movement within larger pieces of music starting in the Baroque period. It is in a slow ⁶
₈ or ¹²
₈ time with lilting rhythms, making it somewhat resemble a slow jig or tarantella, and is usually in a minor key. It was used for arias in Baroque operas, and often appears as a movement in instrumental works. Loosely associated with Sicily, the siciliana evokes a pastoral mood, and is often characterized by dotted rhythms that can distinguish it within the broader musical genre of the pastorale.^[2]

^ Roger Scruton (1997). The Aesthetics of Music, p.25, ex.2.6. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0198166389.
^ Andrew Haringer (2014). Pastoral, p.204 ff. The Oxford Handbook of Topic Theory, ed. Danuta Mirka. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199841578.

[1] Roger Scruton (1997). The Aesthetics of Music, p.25, ex.2.6. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0198166389.

[2] Andrew Haringer (2014). Pastoral, p.204 ff. The Oxford Handbook of Topic Theory, ed. Danuta Mirka. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199841578.

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