A gigue is most typically (probably almost always, with a few
exceptions) in a compound meter, such as 6/8 or 3/6, etc.
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pronounced as the English word 'gig'
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A gigue is a lively dance of the Baroque era, usually written in
compound time (e.g. 3/8, 6/8) and frequently emphasising the third
beat of the bar, rather than the first.
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Galliard, gavotte and gigue are dances. They begin with G.