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Gigue (adjective): Gigue is a term used in music to describe a lively and rhythmic dance of French origin. It is often associated with the baroque era and is characterized by its fast tempo and compound meter
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  • an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).

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I played a wrong note in the final gigue.
The suite ends with a lively gigue as shepherds and nymphs take their leave.
The meter and rhythm are those of a gigue.
The gigue or giga is a lively baroque dance originating from the British jig.
It was often paired with and followed by a jig or gigue.
Gigue in the Italian style.
Wenk likens it to a gigue.
The gigue originated in the British Isles.
Keyboard suites from this time often conclude with a fugal gigue.
Become a Gigue member.
Many later suites included other movements placed between sarabande and gigue.
Canon and Gigue in D major for three violins and basso continuo.
The canon was originally scored for three violins and basso continuo and paired with a gigue.
Quebecois folk dance includes gigue dancing, Quebec 's equivalent to Canadian step dancing.
Also unusual for Bach is the inclusion of an extra movement after the Gigue.

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A brief conversation with the woman behind the Gigue collections, Audrey Wyckmans.
Bach inserts three movements between the Sarabande and Gigue.
The Irish jig and the French gigue differ in speed, microrhythmics, and German gender.
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The wife of rapper Gigue is also made, apparently, his ideal.
Buy your shorts online at Gigue.
Gigue ( from Suite in g Minor ).
The work ends with another chorale fantasia with a " rollicking gigue melody.
Here is a little Gigue for String Quartet, that I wrote in 2004 during my composition studies.
We offer three ways in which to present La gigue en souvenir,.
The French Suites omit preludes, but have multiple movements between the sarabande and the gigue.
The six Cello Suites each contain six movements, starting with a prelude and ending with a gigue.
The last movement has two parts - a short fugue marked “ Presto ” that flows into a virtuoso gigue.
However, " despite the Italian terminology, this is a French gigue.
Bande, the intermezzi, and finally the gigue.

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