tzigane

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Tzigane, a word that refers to Romani people, is now considered derogatory.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024

Listen to Frances Andrade play Ravel's Tzigane Link to this audio In 1988 she met Levine Andrade, a Mumbai-born violinist and viola player, at a concert at St John's Smith Square in London.

From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2013

Unquestionably, the star of the Homage was Suzanne Farrell, who was the focus of three ballets: Robbins' Concerto, Jacques d'Amboise's Alborada del Gracioso and Balanchine's Tzigane.

From Time Magazine Archive

The name of the ballet I'm in is Tzigane; the music is by Ravel.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max

And while he read, there came from the salon the notes of a Tzigane waltz played on the piano.

From Cæsar or Nothing by How, Louis