Annotation:Giles Farnaby's Gigge

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GILES FARNABY'S GIGGE. English, Dance Tune (common time). Even though called a jig, the tune is in common time; here the word jig denotes a spirited dance. Giles Farnaby [1] (c. 1563 – November 1640) was an English composer and virginalist of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

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