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Minuet and trio

The minuet was a court dance in triple time. In a symphony or sonata the minuet movement has three parts: the minuet, a contrasting second dance called the trio, and the minuet again. The trio got its name from the Baroque habit of scoring it for three instruments; by Haydn's time the name stayed but the scoring was free. The trio is usually lighter, quieter, or in a different key.

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BachBrandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 10461721BachCello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 10071723HaydnString Quartet in A major, Op. 20 No. 61772HaydnString Quartet in C major, Op. 20 No. 21772HaydnString Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No. 41772HaydnString Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 20 No. 11772HaydnString Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 51772HaydnString Quartet in G minor, Op. 20 No. 31772HaydnSymphony No. 44 in E minor, Hob. I:441772HaydnSymphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, Hob. I:451772HaydnString Quartet in B minor, Op. 33 No. 11781HaydnString Quartet in C major, Op. 33 No. 31781HaydnString Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 33 No. 21781HaydnString Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 51781HaydnSymphony No. 81 in G major, Hob. I:811784HaydnSymphony No. 87 in A major, Hob. I:871785HaydnSymphony No. 82 in C major, Hob. I:821786HaydnSymphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:881787HaydnString Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 51790HaydnString Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 64 No. 61790HaydnSymphony No. 94 in G major, Hob. I:941791HaydnSymphony No. 100 in G major1794HaydnSymphony No. 101 in D major1794HaydnSymphony No. 102 in B-flat major1794HaydnSymphony No. 103 in E-flat major1795HaydnSymphony No. 104 in D majorFreeHaydnString Quartet in C major, Op. 76 No. 31797HaydnString Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 21797HaydnString Quartet in G major, Op. 76 No. 11797MozartPiano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 2821775MozartViolin Sonata in E minor, K. 3041778MozartSerenade No. 11 in E-flat major, K. 3751781MozartSerenade No. 12 in C minor, K. 3881782MozartString Quartet No. 14 in G major, K. 3871782MozartPiano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 3311783MozartString Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 4651785MozartTrio in E-flat major, K. 4981786MozartSerenade No. 13 in G major, K. 5251787MozartString Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 5151787MozartString Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 5161787MozartSymphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 5431788MozartSymphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 5501788MozartSymphony No. 41 in C major, K. 5511788MozartClarinet Quintet in A major, K. 5811789MozartString Quartet No. 22 in B-flat major, K. 5891790MozartString Quintet No. 5 in D major, K. 5931790BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 11795BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 21795BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 31798BeethovenString Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 11799BeethovenString Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 21799BeethovenString Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 31799BeethovenString Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 51799BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, Op. 221800BeethovenString Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 41800BeethovenString Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 61800BeethovenSymphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 211800BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 261801BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 281801BeethovenViolin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 241801

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