gigue

[zheeg]

noun

Dance. jig²(def 1).
Music. a dance movement often forming the conclusion of the classical suite.

Origin of gigue

1675–85; < French, probably < English jig²

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Historical Examples of gigue

The adagio is a sarabande, and the last movement has the characteristics of the gigue.
Critical & Historical Essays
Edward MacDowell
The last of the particularly characteristic dances is the Gigue with its counterparts mentioned above.
Music: An Art and a Language
Walter Raymond Spalding
The sonata commenced in D minor; in the Gigue there was constant modulation towards G minor.
The Pianoforte Sonata
J.S. Shedlock
The last movement, still in the same key, is a gigue, thus keeping well in the shadow of the suite.
Critical & Historical Essays
Edward MacDowell

British Dictionary definitions for gigue

gigue

noun

a piece of music, usually in six-eight time and often fugal, incorporated into the classical suite
a formal couple dance of the 16th and 17th centuries, derived from the jig

Word Origin for gigue

C17: from French, from Italian giga, literally: a fiddle; see gigot

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