Talk:Gigue

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September 2005[edit]

This article isn't quite consistent with the articles on metre (music) and compound metre. As I understand it and as these articles say, 3/8 is a simple triple time, not a compound time. Andrewa 02:48, 19 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Time signatures[edit]

I have never seen a gigue in 3/8 in my life, changed to 9/8 as it is much more appropriate for the period in which gigues would have been most common (baroque). Also changed from 6/4 to 6/8 which is the correct time signature —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.249.155.239 (talk • contribs) .

(Bach wrote several gigues in 3/8 -- see his 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Cello Suites, for example.) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 143.44.71.212 (talk • contribs) .

See also French Suites #2 and #3 (BWV 813 & 814) for gigues in 3/8. JeanneShade (talk) 00:03, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Based on the prevalence of of 3/8 gigues in the aforementioned suites (gigues written in this meter comprise one-third of all the french suite gigues, half of all the cello suite gigues), I removed the claim that 3/8 gigues are rare. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JeanneShade (talk • contribs) 00:23, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology[edit]

The article for "Jig" says "The term jig was probably derived from the French 'giguer', meaning 'to jump' or giga, the Italian." and provides a reference: "J. Ling, L. Schenck, R. Schenck, A History of European Folk Music (Boydell & Brewer, 1997), p. 194." This sounds much more likely than the 12th-century violin origin identified here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BryanFrazar (talk • contribs) 03:13, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article on the giga -- as well as other sources -- suggests that the name of the dance and of the instrument are cognate. The German word Geige ("fiddle") is, incidentally, another cognate. -- Picapica (talk) 23:51, 15 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Spam removed[edit]

I removed this line today: "Composers known to have famously used the gigue include Christopher Jung and Noah Jung." Try a google search for either of these individuals. The only thing that comes up is this article. Safe to say this is nothing but spam. 174.109.220.146 (talk) 16:28, 22 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Tempo?[edit]

What is the common tempo range for the tempo of a gigue? Shrillpicc100 (talk) 19:27, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Earthbound/MOTHER[edit]

Should there be a disambiguation or something about the character Giegue (aka Giygas) from the video game EarthBound? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.117.180.107 (talk) 19:52, 11 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Audio File?[edit]

The simple music examples are great but they could easily have an accompanying audio file for those incapable of reading music, even if simply rhythmic. ~ JasonCarswell (talk) 01:30, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]