Gigue
Baroque works
Definition
A lively Baroque dance in compound meter (6/8, 12/8, or 3/8) typically used as the final movement of a Baroque suite. Characterized by dotted rhythms and fugal imitation.
Historical Context
The gigue (French) or jig (English) originated as a fast lute or violin dance. In Bach's keyboard suites and partitas, the gigue is the culminating dance, often in two sections each developed through invertible counterpoint.
Works (26)
- English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: Gigue Key A major
- English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807: Gigue Key A minor
- English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808: Gigue Key G minor
- English Suite No. 4 in F major, BWV 809: Gigue Key F major
- English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810: Gigue Key E minor
- English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811: Gigue Key D minor
- French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812: Gigue Key D minor
- French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813: Gigue Key C minor
- French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: Gigue Key B minor
- French Suite No. 4 in E♭ major, BWV 815: Gigue Key E♭ major
- French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816: Gigue Key G major
- French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817: Gigue Key E major
- Partita No. 1 in B♭ major, BWV 825: Gigue Key B♭ major
- Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827: Gigue Key A minor
- Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828: Gigue Key D major
- Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: Gigue Key G major
- Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: Gigue Key E minor
- French Overture in B minor, BWV 831: Gigue Key B minor
- Gigue in C minor Key C minor
- Suite in E major, HWV 438: Gigue Key E major
- Suite No. 1 in A major, HWV 426: Gigue Key A major
- Suite No. 4 in E minor, HWV 429: Gigue Key E minor
- Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432: Gigue Key G minor
- Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433: Gigue Key F minor
- Ein kleine Gigue in G major, K. 574 Key G major
- Gigue in G major, K. 574 Key G major