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Minuet WoO 10, No. 2 (Beethoven)
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Structure
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Beethoven - Minuet in G No 2 of WoO 10
Background
The minuet first appeared as a court dance around in France. By the time Beethoven was composing, the minuet was the only surviving dance from the Baroque era to retain its popularity. As a standard form it was regularly included in all types of multi-movement instrumental music: symphonies, sonatas and chamber music.
Its steps would have been familiar to audiences of his day. Notice the dotted rhythms here, similar to those found in Beethoven's Minuet.
It was partly due to Beethoven's influence that the minuet fell out of favour as a symphony, quartet or sonata movement – he regularly replaced it with a “Scherzo”, following an example set by Haydn.
Pupil Match & Suitability
The student who performs this successfully will have a strong technique – the thirds and 6ths in the first part need good control and this is something that can only be achieved over time. It is possible to give this piece as a development exercise to a student whose technique is not equal to the task but in that case it should be introduced alongside or after more focused exercises such as those in Tankard's “Foundations of Pianoforte Technique”.
Students with small hands may find some of the stretches awkward when trying to achieve a leg