gigue
Baroque dance finale
A gigue is a lively Baroque dance movement, typically in compound meter with a bouncy, dotted rhythm.
It originated as a folk dance and became a standard finale in instrumental suites by composers like Bach and Handel.
The English jig shares the same roots, though gigue specifically refers to the stylized courtly version found in classical music.
The suite concluded with a spirited gigue.
German composer surname
- HandelBaroque composer of oratorios
- suiteConnected hotel rooms
- harpsichordPlucked-string keyboard instrument
- allemandeYolk-thickened mother sauce
sarabande · gavotte · minuet · fugue · counterpoint · ornamentation · polyphony · chamber
Winding cylinder or dance
- stepdanceDance using rhythmic footwork
- ceilidhScottish social dance gathering
- folkRegular common people
- cloggingObstructing a passage
hoedown · contra · square · Irish · Scottish · English · hornpipe · treble
Bach
German composer surname
- HandelBaroque composer of oratorios
- suiteConnected hotel rooms
- harpsichordPlucked-string keyboard instrument
allemande · sarabande · gavotte · minuet · fugue · counterpoint · ornamentation · polyphony · chamber · sonata
reel
Winding cylinder or dance
- stepdanceDance using rhythmic footwork
- ceilidhScottish social dance gathering
- folkRegular common people
clogging · hoedown · contra · square · Irish · Scottish · English · hornpipe · treble · softshoe
compound
Combined into one
lively · syncopation · dotted · pulse · beat · meter · upbeat · cadence · swing · bounce
spirited
Full of vim
jaunty · sprightly · exuberant · playful · animated · bouncy · effervescent · brisk · nimble · frolicsome
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- gig workIndependent, temporary task employment
- gig workerOn-demand independent contractor
- gig bagPadded instrument carrier
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