Dictionary Check: czardas
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Definition
noun
a piece of music composed for the Hungarian Csárdás dance.
Example:
"The Csárdás is characterized by a variation in tempo: it starts out slowly (lassú) and ends in a very fast tempo (friss, literally ‘fresh’)."
noun
a piece of music in the rhythm of the Hungarian Csárdás dance.
Example:
"Classical composers who have used csárdás themes in their works include Emmerich Kálmán, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Léo Delibes, Johann Strauss, Pablo de Sarasate, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and others."
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