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Strathspey
01
music that is set to a Scottish slow dance in quadruple time, similar to a reel
02
a traditional Scottish dance in 4/4 time with a distinctive dotted rhythm, typically slower than a reel and often accompanied by bagpipes or fiddles
Examples
The dancers performed a graceful strathspey in kilts.
A fiddler played a slow strathspey to open the evening.
