gigue

[ zheeg ]

/ ʒig /

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

Words nearby gigue

Gigli, gig mill, GIGO, gigolo, gigot, gigue, GI Joe, Gijón, Gil, Gila, Gila monster

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Example sentences from the Web for gigue

The sonata commenced in D minor; in the Gigue there was constant modulation towards G minor.
The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. Shedlock
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 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

/ (ʒiːɡ) /

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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单词	gigue
释义	gigue [ zheeg ] / ʒig / 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 Words nearby gigue Gigli, gig mill, GIGO, gigolo, gigot, gigue, GI Joe, Gijón, Gil, Gila, Gila monster Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gigue The sonata commenced in D minor; in the Gigue there was constant modulation towards G minor. The Pianoforte Sonata\|J.S. Shedlock 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 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 / (ʒiːɡ) / 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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