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Definition of Gavot
1. n. A kind of difficult dance; a dance tune, the air of which has two brisk and lively, yet dignified, strains in common time, each played twice over.
Definition of Gavot
1. a French dance [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gavot
Literary usage of Gavot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Old English Popular Music by William Chappell, Harry Ellis Wooldridge (1893)
"FELTON'S gavot, OR FAREWELL, MANCHESTER. ... It formed a part of one of his
Concertos, and was afterwards published with variations as Felton's gavot. ..."
2. The Art of Dancing, Historically Illustrated: To which is Added a Few Hints by Edward Ferrero (1859)
"... Cushion Dance—The Lavolta—The gavot—The Feast of Flora—The May Dance.
THE precise period at which the dance was introduced into England is uncertain, ..."
3. A Complete Dictionary of Music: To which is Prefixed a Familiar Introduction ...by Thomas Busby by Thomas Busby (1811)
"Some authors say, that the first strain of the true gavot has its close in the
dominant, or fifth of the key; and that if it be in the tonic or key-note, ..."
4. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"The gavot was popular at the court of Henry VIII. and the king himself one of its
... Much latitude was allowed in the steps of the gavot; it was always ..."
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