: a lively dance movement (as of a suite) having compound triple rhythm and composed in fugal style
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Daniil Simkin made the ground-covering gigue airy and light of weight, missing the dance’s inherent sharpness and accentuations.
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Robert Greskovic, WSJ, 5 July 2017
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“Gigue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigue. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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