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After the double Minuet, Petzold's Suite continues with a Gigue and a Passepied with Trio. According to the manuscript, the Minuets are to be performed da capo, in this order: [20] Menuet alternativement (=first Minuet, G major) [21] Menuet 2 (=second Minuet, G minor) [6] On reprend le premier Menuet (repeat the first Minuet) [6]
Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 116, in the second Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, doubtfully attributed to J. S. Bach; Minuet WoO 10, No. 2 (Beethoven), in G major, by Ludwig van Beethoven; Minuet in G Major, No. 4 of Five Minuets with Six Trios, D 89 for string quartet by Franz Schubert; Minuet in G (Paderewski), Op. 14/1 by Ignacy Jan Paderewski
It was established in the 1970s that the famous Minuet in G major, previously attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, was in fact the work of Petzold. The sprightly melody was used in the 1965 pop music hit "A Lover's Concerto" by the American group The Toys. [1] [2] [3]
"A Lover's Concerto" is a pop song written by American songwriters Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, based on the 18th century composition by Christian Petzold, "Minuet in G major", and recorded in 1965 by the Toys. "A Lover's Concerto" sold more than two million copies and was awarded gold record certification by the RIAA. [1]
Minuet in F major, BWV Anh. 113. Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114. Usually attributed to Christian Petzold. [3] [4] [5] Minuet in G minor, BWV Anh. 115. Usually attributed to Christian Petzold. Rondeau in B-flat major, BWV Anh. 183. This piece is by François Couperin and is best known under the original title: Les Bergeries (6e Ordre).
Minuet in the Classical period. A minuet (/ ˌ m ɪ nj u ˈ ɛ t /; also spelled menuet) is a social dance of French origin for two people, usually written in 3 4 time but always played as if in 6 8 (compound duple metre) to reflect the step pattern of the dance. The English word was adapted from the Italian minuetto and the French menuet.
Ludwig van Beethoven's Minuet in G major, WoO 10, No. 2 is a composition originally written for orchestra, but was lost and only an arrangement for piano could be found. It has become very popular. It has become very popular.
Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini [1] (/ ˌ b ɒ k ə ˈ r iː n i /, [2] [3] also US: / ˌ b oʊ k-/, [4] [5] Italian: [riˈdɔlfo luˈiːdʒi bokkeˈriːni] ⓘ; 19 February 1743 – 28 May 1805) was an Italian composer and cellist of the Classical era whose music retained a courtly and galante style even while he matured somewhat apart from the major European musical centers.