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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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf movement of a musical work ⓘ
piano composition ⓘ
associatedWithComposerStyle Impressionism in music ⓘ
belongsToCentury 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
composer Claude Debussy ⓘ
contrastType stylistic contrast ⓘ
contrastWith Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque) ⓘ
linked to: Clair de lune
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
follows Menuet (second movement title is sometimes given as Menuet) ⓘ
Prélude (from Suite bergamasque) ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
isFrequentlyRecordedWith Suite bergamasque ⓘ
isIncludedIn recordings of complete Debussy piano works ⓘ
isProgrammedIn solo piano recitals ⓘ
isPublishedAsPartOf Suite bergamasque, L. 75 ⓘ
linked to: Suite bergamasque
isStudiedIn piano pedagogy ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
movementNumber 3 ⓘ
originalTitle Menuet ⓘ
partOf Suite bergamasque ⓘ
precedes Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque) ⓘ
linked to: Clair de lune
style neoclassical ⓘ
titleLanguageCode fr ⓘ
workPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late Romantic ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clair de lune → precededBy → Menuet (from Suite bergamasque) ⓘ
Passepied → associatedWork → Menuet (Suite bergamasque) ⓘ
linked to: Menuet (from Suite bergamasque)