minuet

A noun referring to a slow, stately dance popular in the 17th and 18th centuries, or a piece of music composed for or in the style of that dance, often included as a movement in a sonata or suite.

• 🇩🇪Ein langsamer, würdevoller Tanz, der im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert populär war, oder ein Musikstück, das für diesen Tanz oder in seinem Stil geschrieben wurde und oft als Teil einer Sonate oder Suite erscheint.

1. Stately court dance B2 formal

   A slow, formal dance that was popular in European courts during the 17th and 18th centuries, characterized by graceful steps and bows.

   • The ball opened with a minuet danced by the king and queen.
   • She practiced the minuet for weeks before the royal performance.
   • Guests lined up to learn the steps of the minuet.
   • The minuet required precise footwork and elegant posture.

   🇩🇪Menuett

2. Musical composition B2 formal

   A piece of music in triple time, originally written to accompany the minuet dance, later often used as a movement in suites, sonatas, or symphonies.

   • The third movement of the symphony is a graceful minuet.
   • Mozart composed many minuets for piano and orchestra.
   • The minuet alternates between a stately theme and a lighter trio section.
   • The audience applauded the minuet's gentle melody.

   🇩🇪Musikstück

• minuets plural form
• minuets' possessive plural form
• minuet's possessive singular form