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Definition of Gavottes
1. gavotte [v] - See also: gavotte
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gavottes
Literary usage of Gavottes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, &c. by Gleeson White (1887)
"Muse of the many-twinkling hose, TERPSICHORE, O teach your pets The charm that
shines, the grace that glows In Gigues, gavottes, and Minuets. ..."
2. Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, & C. by Gleeson White (1888)
"In time and tune —the dance besets ; You aired your fashion till the close In
Gigues, gavottes, and Minuets. Envoy. Muse of the many-twinkling hose, ..."
3. Music (1901)
"All gavottes have their form and their rhythmic features (which latter alone may
determine or define the kind of dance) similar to, all other gavottes; ..."
4. Hervé Riel: A Poem by Walford Davies, Robert Browning (1895)
"Twenty-four Pieces from Suites 8 to 12, gavottes, &c. No. 6.—Handel. ... gavottes,
Minuets, &c. Sixteen Pieces, including Rameau's Gavotte, ..."
5. Te Deum Laudamus: Set to Music in the Key of C, for Soli, Chorus and by George Henschel (1893)
"Twenty-four Pieces from Suites 8 to i2, gavottes, &c. No. 6.—Handel. ... gavottes,
Minuets, &c. Sixteen Pieces, including Rameau's Gavotte, ..."
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