Menuet I
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Menuet I is a stately dance movement from George Frideric Handel’s orchestral suite "Music for the Royal Fireworks," reflecting the elegant courtly style of the Baroque era.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
minuet
ⓘ
orchestral dance movement ⓘ |
| associatedOccasion |
Royal Fireworks in London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
celebration of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ⓘ |
| belongsToCatalogue | HWV 351 (as part of the suite) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
elegant
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stately ⓘ |
| commonlyPerformedWith | entire Music for the Royal Fireworks suite ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German-British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1748–1749 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | outdoor performance for royal celebrations ⓘ |
| followsInSuite | La Réjouissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | courtly dance-style movement ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque dance ⓘ |
| hasForm | binary-inspired dance form ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | royal court and public celebration attendees ⓘ |
| laterInstrumentation | full orchestra ⓘ |
| meter | 3/4 time ⓘ |
| movementNumberWithinSuite | one of the later movements ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrasts with the more jubilant La Réjouissance movement
ⓘ
reflects French-influenced courtly style ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation |
percussion
ⓘ
wind band ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Menuet II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Music for the Royal Fireworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
also performed on period instruments
ⓘ
often performed by modern symphony orchestras ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Bourrée from Music for the Royal Fireworks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Paix from Music for the Royal Fireworks NERFINISHED ⓘ La Réjouissance from Music for the Royal Fireworks NERFINISHED ⓘ Menuet II from Music for the Royal Fireworks NERFINISHED ⓘ Overture from Music for the Royal Fireworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Baroque era ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Minuet I ⓘ |
| tonalLanguage | tonal ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | moderate triple meter ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.