The Jig (Irish: port) is a form of lively folk dance in
compound meter, as well as the accompanying dance tune.
It developed in 16th century England, and was quickly
adopted on the Continent where it eventually became the
final movement of the mature Baroque dance suite (the
French gigue; Italian and Spanish giga). Today it is
most associated with Irish dance music and Scottish
country dance music. Jigs were originally in duple
compound meter, (e.g., 12/8 time), but have been
adapted to a variet...(+)
The Jig (Irish: port) is a form of lively folk dance in
compound meter, as well as the accompanying dance tune.
It developed in 16th century England, and was quickly
adopted on the Continent where it eventually became the
final movement of the mature Baroque dance suite (the
French gigue; Italian and Spanish giga). Today it is
most associated with Irish dance music and Scottish
country dance music. Jigs were originally in duple
compound meter, (e.g., 12/8 time), but have been
adapted to a variety of time signatures, by which they
are often classified into groups, including light jigs,
slip jigs, single jigs, double jigs, and treble
jigs.
The folk music of Ireland (also known as Irish
traditional music, Irish trad, Irish folk music, and
other variants) is the generic term for music that has
been created in various genres in Ireland. In
Topographia Hibernica (1188), Gerald de Barri conceded
that the Irish were more skilled at playing music than
any other nation he had seen. He claimed that the two
main instruments used at this time were the "harp" and
"tabor" (see bodhrán), that their music was fast and
lively, and that their songs always began and ended
with B-flat.
Although originally written for Folk Instruments, I
created this short arrangement for Solo Acoustic Piano.
