Furlane

/fɜrˈleɪn/ noun

Definition

An alternative spelling or variant form of furlana, the Italian folk dance.

Etymology

A variant spelling of 'furlana,' showing how the same word was spelled differently as it traveled through various European languages and printing traditions during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Kelly Says

Different spellings of the same dance appeared in different countries' music manuscripts—'furlane' in some French scores, 'furlana' in Italian ones—which is why historians sometimes have to be like detectives to find the same things!

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