Menuet (from Suite bergamasque)

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Menuet (from Suite bergamasque) is the graceful, dance-inspired third movement of Claude Debussy’s Suite bergamasque, written in a neoclassical style that contrasts with the famous “Clair de lune” that follows it.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf movement of a musical work
piano composition
associatedWithComposerStyle Impressionism in music
belongsToCentury 19th century
20th century
composer Claude Debussy NERFINISHED
contrastType stylistic contrast
contrastWith Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque) NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
follows Menuet (second movement title is sometimes given as Menuet)
Prélude (from Suite bergamasque) NERFINISHED
genre minuet
hasApproximateCompositionPeriod circa 1890–1905
hasCharacter elegant
graceful
hasCulturalContext French fin-de-siècle music
hasDanceOrigin courtly baroque minuet
hasForm ternary form (typical of minuets)
hasKeyCharacteristic clear classical phrasing
dance rhythm
hasMeterType triple meter (typical of a minuet)
hasNotableComposer Claude Debussy NERFINISHED
hasReceptionNote less famous than Clair de lune but regularly performed
hasTargetPerformerLevel intermediate to advanced pianists
hasTempoIndication moderate dance-like tempo
hasTexture homophonic with ornamental figuration
inspiredBy baroque dance forms
instrumentation solo piano
isCommonInRepertoireOf classical pianists
isContrastedWithinSuiteBy lyrical and atmospheric Clair de lune
isDanceInspired true
isFrequentlyPerformedWith Suite bergamasque NERFINISHED
isFrequentlyRecordedWith Suite bergamasque NERFINISHED
isIncludedIn recordings of complete Debussy piano works
isProgrammedIn solo piano recitals
isPublishedAsPartOf Suite bergamasque, L. 75 NERFINISHED
isStudiedIn piano pedagogy
languageOfTitle French
movementNumber 3
originalTitle Menuet NERFINISHED
partOf Suite bergamasque NERFINISHED
precedes Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque) NERFINISHED
style neoclassical
titleLanguageCode fr
workPeriod early 20th century
late Romantic

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Clair de lune precededBy Menuet (from Suite bergamasque)