Minuet
Baroque works
Definition
A stately dance in triple meter, moderate in tempo, typically in ternary form with a contrasting trio section. The standard third movement of a Classical-era sonata or symphony.
Historical Context
The minuet was the dominant social dance of the French court and remained in concert music through the early Classical period. Haydn and Mozart used it extensively before Beethoven replaced it with the faster and more unpredictable scherzo.
Works (30)
- Minuet and Trio in C major Key C major
- Minuet and Trio in G minor Key G minor
- Minuet in C major Key C major
- Minuet in C major Key C major
- Minuet in C minor Key C minor
- Minuet in D minor Key D minor
- English Suite No. 4 in F major, BWV 809: Menuet I — Menuet II Key F major
- Minuet in G major, BWV 841 Key G major
- Minuet in G major, BWV 843 Key G major
- Minuet in G minor, BWV 842 Key G minor
- French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812: Menuet I — Menuet II Key D minor
- French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813: Menuet Key C minor
- French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: Menuet I — Menuet II Key B minor
- French Suite No. 4 in E♭ major, BWV 815: Menuet Key E♭ major
- French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817: Menuet Key E major
- Minuet in A minor, BWV Anh. 120 Key A minor
- Minuet in C minor, BWV Anh. 121 Key C minor
- Minuet in D minor, BWV Anh. 132 Key D minor
- Minuet in F major, BWV Anh. 113 Key F major
- Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 116 Key G major
- Partita No. 1 in B♭ major, BWV 825: Menuet I — Menuet II Key B♭ major
- Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828: Menuet Key D major
- Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: Tempo di Minuetta Key G major
- Minuetto (5 Pièces, Op. 3, No. 2)
- Minuetto, Op. 14, BV 77 Key F major
- Minuetto (Danze antiche, Op. 11, No. 1)
- Menuett (3 Pezzi nello stile antico, Op. 10, No. 1)
- Menuet pompeux Key G minor
- Petite Suite: No. 3 — Menuet Key G minor
- Suite bergamasque: No. 2 — Menuet Key A minor