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Definition of Gavotte

1. Noun. An old formal French dance in quadruple time.

2. Noun. Music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte.

Definition of Gavotte

1. Noun. A French dance, either in 4/4 or 2/2 time. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gavotte

1. to dance a gavot [v -VOTTED, -VOTTING, -VOTTES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gavotte

gaveloche gaveloches gavelock gavelocks gavels gaverick gavest gaviae gavial gavialoid

gavials gaviiform seabird gavilimomab gavot gavots gavotte (current term) gavotted gavottes gavotting gavver

gavvers gawbies gawby gawcier gawciest gawcy gawd gawds gawk gawked

Literary usage of Gavotte

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Appreciation of Music by Thomas Whitney Surette, Daniel Gregory Mason (1907)
"I, contains another interesting experiment in the variation form, a "gavotte and Variations" by Rameau (1683-1764). The opening phrase of this gavotte runs ..."

2. The Appreciation of Music by Daniel Gregory Mason, Thomas Whitney Surette (1907)
"I, contains another interesting experiment in the variation form, a "gavotte and Variations" by Rameau (1683-1764). The opening phrase of this gavotte runs ..."

3. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"GASTOLDI gavotte Paris Grand Opéra, 1890. В. Aug. 15, " The Holy City," Birmingham Festi- ... It. gavotte, at " La Scala," a condition in his own gavotte. ..."

4. Stories of Standard Teaching Pieces: Containing Educational Notes and by Edward Baxter Perry (1910)
"In fact, there is a tradition not fully authenticated, but plausible, and seemingly borne out by the style of the music, that the gavotte was imported ..."

5. Complete Musical Analysis by Alfred John Goodrich (1889)
"WG Smith, gavotte Antique. HN Bartlett, Grand gavotte in D, ot». 4JS. Durand, gavotte ... Nevin, gavotte and Musette in G"-minor and C-major. SARABANDE. ..."

6. Sims Reeves, His Life and Recollections by Sims Reeves, John Sims Reeves (1888)
"Words by Composer. sd gavotte in G TW Blakey 3 0 gavotte in G Selina Slackness 4 0 gavotte Moderne Haydn Mellor 3 0 gavotte (Violin and Pianoforte) Chas. ..."

7. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"The list of his published instrumental works is ven' large, and includes many PF. pieces, among which the best known are gavotte in E minor, ..."

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