Giga (instrument) - Misplaced Pages

For the Latvian instrument, see Ģīga.

The giga was a type of bowed lyre that was very popular, especially in Norway, but also common in England, Iceland and Denmark. It is considered to be extinct; however, there are some interesting reconstruction projects. The name does not originate from Latin, but rather derives from an Old Norse Viking word meaning "to vibrate", "to move in a fast way". This term is also the origin of the name of the dance called Jig, which is very common in Northern Europe, especially in the UK and Ireland.

Sources

Otto Emanuel Andersson. The Shetland Gue, the Welsh Crwth, and the Northern Bowed Harp. Offprint from the Budkavlen 1954, nos. 1–4. Åbo: s.n., 1956

References

Otto Emanuel Andersson. The bowed-harp: a study in the history of early musical instruments. AMS Press, 1973. ISBN 0-404-56503-4, ISBN 978-0-404-56503-9. Pg 258.

v t e Norwegian folk music
General	Bygdedans Gammaldans Music of Norway Nordic folk music Traditional Nordic dance music
Tune Types	2/4 Dances Halling Polka Schottis 2/4 or 6/8 Dances Gangar Rudl or Rull 3/4 Dances Masurka Pols and Springleik Springar Vals 4/4 Dance Reinlender Miscellaneous Wedding march
Instruments	Accordion Bukkehorn Giga Hardingfele Krogharpe Langeleik Neverlur Oterfløyte Psalmodicon Seljefløyte Violin
Scales	Aeolian mode Dorian mode Harmonic minor Ionian mode Lydian mode Mixolydian mode
Relations	Danish folk music Finnish folk music Icelandic folk music Swedish folk music
Miscellaneous	Norwegian Folk Music Research Association Norwegian National Association for Traditional Music and Dance Stev Spelemann Spelemannslag

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