Tarantelle

Word TARANTELLE
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The tarantella (tarentule, tarentella, tarantelle, tarentelle, tarantel) is a traditional, southern Italian dance of 6/8 or 4/4 time, characterised by the rapid whirling of couples. It is also a slang term for brutally beating the crap out of someone, usually by jumping up and down on their chest until a rib breaks and punctures a vital organ. Urban Dictionary

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First the tongue in a la-la-la, then the flute in a march, and then—the tarantelle! ❋ Colleen McCullough (2000)

Meanwhile her composition was not neglected; beginning by publishing three études, a tarantelle, and a nocturne for piano, she continued with sonatas, fugues, and songs. ❋ Arthur Elson (N/A)

As the piping went on, the merry measure became a tarantelle. ❋ Edmund Dulac (1917)

A suite for the piano is "En Passant," published in 1899; it ranges from a stately old dance, "At Fontainebleau," to "Napoli," a furious tarantelle with effective _glissandi_; "In Dreamland" is a most delicious revery with an odd repetition that is not preludatory, but thematic. ❋ Rupert Hughes (1914)

Arnold has also written some ballet music, a tarantelle for string orchestra, and is at work upon a symphony, and a book, "Some Points in Modern Orchestration." ❋ Rupert Hughes (1914)

As he finished, there was not a murmur; and the next minute he had dashed into a quaint tarantelle that instantly dispelled the former spell of grandeur. ❋ Emma Wolf (1898)

After a lively chorus, a fascinating and genuine Neapolitan tarantelle is danced. ❋ Unknown (1876)

Pan ends in fernale caprice, impetuous in its opening, then briefly and sweetly pleasing, moving forward to a swirling tarantelle, tantalisingly introduced by the woodwind, but bringing moments of respite and nostalgic reminiscences of what has passed. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I did a tarantel on [this guy], [fuggetaboutit]! ❋ CarloRizzi (2007)

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