Here are entered musical compositions. This heading is not qualified by medium of performance. For jigs for a specific medium, an additional heading is assigned for the medium of performance.Works about the jig as a dance are entered under Jig (Dance).
A dance genre popular in the British Isles from the 16th century onward. For stage entertainments popular in England and Continental Europe during the 16th-18th centuries that combined drama, music, and dance, see Jiggs (Ballad operas).