Menuet
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Menuet is a graceful, triple-meter court dance from the Baroque era that later became a standard movement in classical instrumental suites and symphonies.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque dance
ⓘ
court dance ⓘ dance ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer |
George Frideric Handel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Haydn NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Baroque dance manuals ⓘ |
| commonlyAppearsAs |
third movement of string quartets
ⓘ
third movement of symphonies ⓘ |
| danceFormation |
couples facing each other
ⓘ
processional patterns ⓘ |
| danceType |
couple dance
ⓘ
social dance ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | French word "menuet" ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | French "menu" meaning "small" ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | graceful ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | aristocratic society ⓘ |
| hasLanguageVariantName | minuet ⓘ |
| hasMeter | triple meter ⓘ |
| hasOriginPeriod | Baroque era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicFeature | accent on first beat of bar ⓘ |
| hasStepCharacteristic |
elegant posture
ⓘ
small steps ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
binary form
ⓘ
ternary form ⓘ |
| influenced | classical symphonic form ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French court culture ⓘ |
| oftenIncludes | trio section ⓘ |
| performedIn | European courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularPeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | scherzo ⓘ |
| relatedForm | minuet and trio ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
balanced phrases
ⓘ
clear periodic structure ⓘ |
| typicalFunction |
court entertainment
ⓘ
stylized instrumental movement ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | moderate ⓘ |
| typicalTimeSignature | 3/4 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
movement in instrumental suites
ⓘ
movement in symphonies ⓘ |
| usedInForm |
suite
ⓘ
symphony ⓘ |
| usedInGenre | classical music ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.