A '''gigue''' was a [[Baroque period (music)|Baroque]] dance in a compound [[meter signature|meter]] (such as 6/8 or 3/8). The name "gigue" is French, derived from the English/Irish "gig." Also under this category is the '''giga''', the Italian version, usually faster than the French style. Composers such as [[J.S. Bach]] wrote movements in both types. | A '''gigue''' was a [[Baroque period (music)|Baroque]] dance in a compound [[meter signature|meter]] (such as 6/8 or 3/8). The name "gigue" is French, derived from the English/Irish "gig." Also under this category is the '''giga''', the Italian version, usually faster than the French style. Composers such as [[J.S. Bach]] wrote movements in both types. |