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Japanese: ジーグ - じーぐ(英語表記)gigue フランス語
Gigue - Gigue (English spelling) French

A fast and lively dance in 6/8 or 12/8 that was popular during the Baroque period (1600-1750). It is also called a jig. It originated from an Irish folk dance that was very popular around the 15th and 16th centuries. It is a dance performed by soloists or couples, characterized by lively leaps, and appears as a sideshow in Shakespeare's plays, as well as in English keyboard music of the time (bird, bull). It became popular on the continent from the late 17th century, and two styles were born. One is the French jig, which shows contrapuntal writing in slow 3/4 or compound 2/4, and the other is the Italian jig, which is simple and clear in fast 9/8 or 12/8. In French lute and harpsichord suites, it is often placed immediately after the sarabande (Couperin, Rameau). In the 18th century, the Italian jig became established throughout Europe, and was often used as the final movement of suites and sonatas. There are a few examples from the 19th century onwards (Schumann, Debussy).

[Toshiko Sekine]

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Japanese:

バロック時代(1600~1750)に流行した6/8または12/8拍子の急速で活発な舞曲。別称ジグ。15、16世紀ごろ大流行したアイルランドの民族舞踊をその起源とする。ソロもしくはカップルによる踊りで、活発な跳躍を特徴とし、シェークスピアの劇に余興として登場するほか、当時のイギリス鍵盤(けんばん)曲にもみられる(バード、ブル)。17世紀後半から大陸でも流行し、二つの様式が生まれた。一つは、遅い3拍子もしくは複合2拍子で対位法的な書法を示すフランス風ジーグ、もう一つは、速い9/8または12/8拍子で単純明快なイタリア風ジーグである。フランスのリュートやチェンバロの組曲ではサラバンドの直後に置かれることが多い(クープラン、ラモー)。18世紀にはイタリア風ジーグがヨーロッパ全体に定着し、組曲やソナタの終楽章として好んで用いられた。19世紀以後の例は数少ない(シューマン、ドビュッシー)。

[関根敏子]

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