Lesson 10 - Minuet and Trio, Scherzo Flashcards
How did minuet and trio come about?
Minuets were in pairs where all the instruments played the first, then just three (usually two oboes and a bassoon) played the second (trio)
What is a minuet?
A courtly dance, in simple triple time, a movement of the Baroque suite
What is the form of minuet and trio?
Minuet (binary with repeats), trio (binary with repeats), minuet (da capo no repeats)
Trio is the name for
The second minuet, regardless of the type and number of instrument(s) playing
How is the trio section different to the minuet?
It is shorter, quieter, fewer notes, sometimes in a related key
What are the possible forms of the minuet and trio by themselves, and what do they form together?
Binary, rounded binary and ternary. Together they form ternary
Examples of Minuet and Trio
Bach - French Suite No. 3; Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Who were the composers in the Classical period and how did they use minuet and trio?
Haydn and Mozart. It was used as the third movement of a four movement symphony or chamber work i.e. string quartet.
How did the classical minuet differ from the baroque minuet?
The classical minuet featured an anacrusis whereas the baroque did not
Examples of Minuet and Trio from the classical period (from symphonies)
Haydn - No.101 (The Clock); No. 104 (The London)
Mozart - K550 in G minor; K551 in C major (The Jupiter)
What did Haydn do to the minuet in string quartet?
He quickened the minuet, calling it Scherzo meaning joke in Italian, the trio was also quicker
Who else used Scherzo and developed it?
Beethoven
Examples of Scherzo minuet and trio
Beethoven (third movements) - Symphony No. 3 (The Eroica); Symphony No. 5
Examples of Beethoven piano sonatas in this form
Op. 2, Nos. 1, 2, and 3; Op. 14, No. 1; Op. 27, No. 2 (The Moonlight)
How else may minuet be written?
Minuetto and menuet which is French
