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GAVOTTE (a
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French word adopted from the Provencal gavoto)  , properly the
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dance of the Gavots or natives of
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Gap, a
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district in the Upper
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Alps, in the old
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province of
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Dauphine . It is 'a dance of a brisk and lively
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character, somewhat resembling the
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minuet, but quicker and less stately (see DANCE); hence also the use of this name for a corresponding
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form of musical
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composition .

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