There were different kinds of gigues in France, and a popular type was referred to as the "Allemande Gigue", usually in duple time. A fascinating thing is that the same piece can be interpreted in a very different manner.
So, both labels are correct. ed At 10:36 PM 10/3/2004 +0200, Bernd Haegemann wrote: >Hi all, > >I just browsed the Pinel edition of CNRS and found that >the "Gigue" (No.81) [taken from Schwerin 641] >is called an Allemande in all of the 6 concordances. >Hm. What could have been the reason for the editors to >accept the "minority vote"? >In fact, the piece, played slowly, makes a rather allemandical >impression, and in a fast tempo it seems to be a gigue of the >punctuated type.... > >What do you think about it? > >Thanks for your comments and greetings from Hamburg >Bernd > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
