Gigue

The gigue has a rounded binary form. The first section contains 16 measures, and the second section contains 32.

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Part A

This gigue's Part A consists of three phrases: two four-bar phrases and one eight-bar phrase.


Motives of the gigue

The motif with which the gigue opens is repeated throughout the piece with variations.

Motivos de la giga
    Intervals
1 First phrase: Opening motif.
The blue notes indicate the nonharmonic tones.
2↓  2↓  3↑  3↓  2↓  4↑
2 Second phrase
Variations in Intervals
  2↓  6↑  4↓  2↓  5↑
3 Third phrase.
Inversion.
1    2↑  4↓  1    2↑  4↓
4 First phrase.
Similar to the opening motive.
2↓  2↓  3↑  4↓  2↓  5↑
5 Second phrase.
Similar to measure 5.
4↓  2↓  5↑  6↓  2↓  7↑
6 Third phrase.
Inversion. The first note of each group is a appoggiatura.
5↑  2↓  4↓  6↑  2↓  5↓
7 Fourth phrase.
Final variant before the recapitulation.
4↓  2↑  4↓  1    2↑  2↑

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