Gigue—The gigue is an upbeat and lively baroque dance in compound meter, typically the concluding movement of an instrumental suite, and the fourth of its basic dance types. The gigue can start on any beat of the bar and is easily recognized by its rhythmic feel.
The gigue originated in the British Isles. Its counterpart in folk music is the jig. The gavotte is played at a moderate tempo, although in some cases it may be played faster. Minuet—The minuet is perhaps the best-known of the baroque dances in triple meter.
It can start on any beat of the bar. Passepied—The passepied is a fast dance in binary form and triple meter that originated as a court dance in Brittany. Examples can be found in later suites such as those of Bach and Handel. Licenses and Attributions. A suite is an ordered set of individual pieces or movements, tied together by themes or tonalities. What do the following have in common: a collection of Baroque courtly dances, the must-have furnishing for a suburban living room, and the convenience attached to the more desirable kind of hotel bedroom?
Around the middle of the 16th century, someone seems to have hit on the idea of using the word to signify dances designed to be performed together — though at this stage it was rarely more than a pair. The gigue can start on any beat of the bar and is easily recognized by its rhythmic feel. The gigue originated in the British Isles. Its counterpart in folk music is the jig. These four dance types allemande, courante, sarabande, and gigue make up the majority of seventeenth-century suites; later suites interpolate one or more additional dances between the sarabande and gigue:.
Bach, Orchestral Suite No. Handel, Music for the Royal Fireworks. Bach, Cello Suites. Skip to main content.
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