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What grade is Bach Minuet in G minor?
This minuet is actually compiled as a pair – one in G major (which we're doing today), and another in G minor. They're both about the same level of difficulty (RCM/ABRSM grade 3).
Is minuet in Baroque G?
This G Major minuet was composed by the German Baroque composer Christian Petzold (1677-1733). During Bach's lifetime, the piano did not exist yet. This recording is performed on the harpsichord, an instrument that is the predecessor of the piano.
What structure is Minuet in G?
Structure. The minuet is in incipient ternary form, A-A-B-A, a type of song form as differentiated from other, such as the binary song form in the format A-B, the ternary A-B-A, or the rondo, A-B-A-C-A or an alternate form but with the "A" theme repeating after each new theme in the sequence of themes.
