Minuet

A minuet (/ˌmɪnjuˈɛt/; also spelled menuet) is a social dance of French origin for two people, usually in 3
4 time. The English word was adapted from the Italian minuetto and the French menuet.

For other uses, see Minuet (disambiguation).
"Minuetto" redirects here. For the 1973 single by Mia Martini, see Minuetto (song).

The term also describes the musical form that accompanies the dance, which subsequently developed more fully, often with a longer musical form called the minuet and trio, and was much used as a movement in the early classical symphony.

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