Annotation:Gigue Double (3)
X:1 T:Double Gigue T:Gigue Double [3] M:2/2 L:1/8 B:J.A. Boucher – “Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (1933, No. 103, p. 50) B:“Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (Nouvelle édition 2018 par Jean Duval) [1] K:G DG|GBAG EGcc|BcAF E2 DG|GBAG EGcc|BcAF G2:| |:gf|edef gedc|BGAF GzBd|cBAF G2zgf|edef gedc|BGAF GzBd|cBAF G2:|
GIGUE DOUBLE [3]. AKA - "Double Jig." French-Canadian, Reel (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Researcher Jean Duval finds the tune in Duval's 1927 unpublished precursor to this 1933 publication under the generic title "Danse," and opines that the melody is a perfect vehicle for step-dancing. The parts are asymmetrical, with four measures in the first strain and six in the second (not uncommon for solo step-dancing). The title has nothing to do with the 6/8 time Irish 'double jig'.
