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A '''minuet''' or '''menuet''' is a French dance in which flourished during the [[Baroque period (music)|Baroque]] and [[Classical period (music)|Classical]] periods. Associated with the upper classes, it was typically set in a leisurely tempo and in 3/4 [[meter signature|time]]. It later became a staple of symphonic writing, first in the symphonies of the [[Mannheim School]] and of [[Joseph Haydn]], in which it formed either the second or third movement. Later, in the music of [[Beethoven]], this dance quickened in tempo and became known as a scherzo.
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