Definition of gigue in English:

gigue

noun ʒiːɡZHēɡ

Music

A lively piece of music in the style of a dance, typically of the Renaissance or baroque period, and usually in compound time.
Example sentencesExamples
- She caps off the work with a hell-for-leather fugal gigue.
- Much of it is in dance forms, such as the sarabande, the courante, the menuet, and the gigue - another innovation in French chamber music of that era.
- The suites mostly have four short movements, a prelude or allemande, courante, sarabande and gigue, with some variants.
- Traditional French Canadian dances include the quadrille and the gigue.
- The concluding gigue was especially vivacious.

Origin

Late 17th century: French, literally 'jig'.

Definition of gigue in US English:

gigue

nounZHēɡ

Music

A lively piece of music in the style of a dance, typically of the Renaissance or baroque period, and usually in compound time.
Example sentencesExamples
- The concluding gigue was especially vivacious.
- She caps off the work with a hell-for-leather fugal gigue.
- The suites mostly have four short movements, a prelude or allemande, courante, sarabande and gigue, with some variants.
- Much of it is in dance forms, such as the sarabande, the courante, the menuet, and the gigue - another innovation in French chamber music of that era.
- Traditional French Canadian dances include the quadrille and the gigue.

Origin

Late 17th century: French, literally ‘jig’.

单词	gigue
释义	Definition of gigue in English: gigue noun ʒiːɡZHēɡ Music A lively piece of music in the style of a dance, typically of the Renaissance or baroque period, and usually in compound time. Example sentencesExamples She caps off the work with a hell-for-leather fugal gigue. Much of it is in dance forms, such as the sarabande, the courante, the menuet, and the gigue - another innovation in French chamber music of that era. The suites mostly have four short movements, a prelude or allemande, courante, sarabande and gigue, with some variants. Traditional French Canadian dances include the quadrille and the gigue. The concluding gigue was especially vivacious. Origin Late 17th century: French, literally 'jig'. Definition of gigue in US English: gigue nounZHēɡ Music A lively piece of music in the style of a dance, typically of the Renaissance or baroque period, and usually in compound time. Example sentencesExamples The concluding gigue was especially vivacious. She caps off the work with a hell-for-leather fugal gigue. The suites mostly have four short movements, a prelude or allemande, courante, sarabande and gigue, with some variants. Much of it is in dance forms, such as the sarabande, the courante, the menuet, and the gigue - another innovation in French chamber music of that era. Traditional French Canadian dances include the quadrille and the gigue. Origin Late 17th century: French, literally ‘jig’.
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