It was danced in the baroque or noble style, which developed initially at the court of louis xiv and was introduced to britain by charles ii. Minuet, minuetto title music list main dance archives music lists. A minuet is a social dance of french origin for two people, usually in 4 time. A study of dance music relations in 34 time musical meaning and interpretation. Minuet from pierre rameau s book maitre a danser, 1725 duration.
Dancing developed as a natural expression of united feeling and action. The minuet became a rite of passage at courts across europe. The waltz has its fair share of challenges, but a simple early 19 thcentury waltz can be learned and enjoyed quite quickly. The seventeenth century brought one of the most celebrated dances in our history. Baroque dance is the conventional name given to the style of dancing that had its origins. The name minuet comes from the small steps menusmall that are taken during the dance catherine.
The minuet was the most fashionable dance in the late 18th century ballroom. We dont have any evidence about how or when george washington learned to dance, but it probably wasnt from a book. Minuet from pierre rameau s book maitre a danser, 1725, the joy of dance through the ages. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
A study of dance music relations in 34 time musical meaning and interpretation mckee, eric j. Minuet, from french menu, small, elegant couple dance that dominated aristocratic european ballrooms, especially in france and england, from about 1650 to about 1750. Minuet from pierre rameau s book maitre a danser, 1725. Baroque dance 17th and 18th centuries early dance circle. Minuet, from french menu, small, elegant couple dance that dominated aristocratic european ballrooms, especially in. Antidance literature writing of dance history conceptual categories.
Streetswings dance history archives minuet menuet dance. For general books on historical dance and instructionbooks and practice tapes see. Minuet titled music lists shows song titles with the term minuet, minuetto, menuet etc. It has to be the minuet, for its status as an exhibition dance, the complexity of its steps and figures and the challenges of its musicality. The origins of dance the earliest history of human dance is a continuing mystery. With the adoption of this system for recording various dances, the french court dance. A minuet, sometimes spelled menuet or menuett, is a social dance of french origin from around the 1660s for two people, usually in 34 time. List of books and articles about dance history online.
Late eighteenth century social dance western social dance. The covent garden minuet company is a friendly historical dancing group in london, performing 18th century baroque dances in full georgian costume. Usually, but not always, these dances were designed for four couples facing in a square. It is often associated with minuet and trio which usually was the form of the third movement in a traditional symphony from the classical period. There is no such thing as a simple ballroom minuet. The word was adapted from italian minuetto and french menuet, possibly from the french menu meaning slender, small, referring to the very small steps, or from the early 17thcentury popular group dances called branle a mener or amener the term also describes the. The waltz was a far cry from the precise choreography of a dance like the minuet, which generally kept dancers at arms length from each other.
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