The minuet (Music for Dancing)

Dancing a minuet

The minuet was another dance which was often included in the suit.Minuets are slow and graceful,in three-four or three-eight time.The dancing couples bow to each other and point their toes as they dance.

In the 18th century,the minuet was one of the most popular dances.Even when it was one of the most popular dances.Even when it was no longer fashionable in ballrooms,composers continued to write minuets to include in their operas,ballets and symphonies.


Mozart wrote lots of minuets.Some were for dancing,but others were part of larger pices of music like operas and ballets.

Imfromation from:/More Easy Piano Classics , Caroline Phipps , ISBN 0 - 7460 - 1698 - 0