Today’s Beautiful Music is a CHACONNE — Merriam-Webster dictionary defines chaconne as 1. an old Spanish dance tune of Latin American origin, and 2. a musical composition in moderate triple time typically consisting of variations on a repeated succession of chords. This Chaconne was composed by French baroque composer Marin Marais, and it’s performed by viola da gamba player Shuhei Takezawa and lutenist Leonardo Takiy on theorbo.