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

giglet, gigli, gigo, gigolo, gigot, gigue, gijón, gil, gil blas, gila, gila monster

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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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