The minuet
An elegant phoenix
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11210490 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Sutton (New England Conservatory of Music, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 119-152 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dance Chronicle (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0147-2526 • E-ISSN: 1532-4257 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01472528408568908 |
| OpenAlex | W2058211777 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Of all the dances popular from the accession of Louis XIV to the throne of France in 1661 until the French Revolution in 1789, the minuet is surely the most universally associated with that elegant period, not only because of its great popularity in its heyday, but because it was the only baroque and rococo dance of that dancing time to be incorporated into the classical symphony and sonata, thereby remaining to the present day in the public ear (though not its eye), as a delightful reminder of an earlier time. Because of its currency, then, amateurs today are just as curious
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Art history · Baroque · Dance · Literature · Period (music) · Phoenix · Political science · Popularity · Symphony · Throne · Diversity and Impact of Dance · History · Law · Musicology and Musical Analysis
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 1996 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |