noun
- plural of gigue, a lively dance in triple time, especially popular in the Baroque period
Usage: music; dance
Examples
- The Bach suite concluded with one of his most famous gigues.
- Baroque composers often ended their dance suites with energetic gigues.
- The musicians practiced several gigues for the period music concert.
- French gigues typically had a more refined character than their English counterparts.
- The harpsichordist’s performance of the Handel gigues was particularly spirited.