![]() There could be a danger that the quaver patterns could be played unevenly. The second section of this piece has a feeling of development, so here the patterns become a little more varied however there is only one instance of the use of semiquavers and this is in the penultimate bar. In this piece, a pattern of four quavers is often found at the end of a bar. A set of notes I have recommends q = 126, however as suggests before, too fast a tempo will affect the slightly wistful character of the music. Tempo, time signature and rhythmic patterns – a tempo of q = 120 is suggested in the ABRSM Anna Magdalena Bach book. As with any piece, the player must give thought to the dynamic level each phrase should commence at and how the LH patterns at the ends of many of the phrases flow into the following phrase. Phrasing – there are eight phrases in this piece and all of the phrases should be considered in sets of two, for instance the first phrase is ‘answered’ by the second phrase and so on. In the final two bars the player should use a small ritardando to highlight the ending. Main part of the music – the loudest part of the music should occur in the penultimate bar at a forte level, although at a level that is appropriate for the period of the music. At the end of the fifth phrase the music has modulated to F major, by the end of the sixth phrase the music has modulated to BB major and from there, the music moves back to G minor. By the end of the first section the music has modulated to BB major, G minor’s related major. As the ABRSM notes suggest, this minuet has a ‘dignified and somewhat plaintive character and this lends itself to a stately and unhurried tempo’.įorm – binary, although each section here is of the same length. It was be advisable to suggest to the player that they could watch videos of this dance so they can understand the character it. The name is also given to a musical composition written in the same time and rhythm, but when not accompanying a dance the tempo was quicker. The minuet became a stately court dance in the 17th and 18th Centuries. At the time when this dance was the most fashionable, it was slow, ceremonious and graceful. The word minuet is most probably used because the steps in the dance are quite small and short. The word minuet means small, pretty and delicate. Character/story of the piece – a minuet, sometimes spelled menuet, is a social dance for two people, usually in a time signature of three crotchets in each bar. ![]()
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