The gavotte or gavot was a stately and ceremonious dance, like the minuet, which developed into a stage dance too elaborate for performance in the ball- room. The Gavotte originated as an air for a dance with two strains, each of four or eight bars, in 2/4 or 4/4 time, the starting notes occupying half a bar. Like the minuet, it was introduced for free treatment into suites, sonatas, etc. The name is said to be derived from the Gavots, the inhabitants of the Gap, in France. Research Gavotte
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