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CHAPTER

Minuet/Trio Form

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Short Answer
 
  1. (1) as a generic term applicable to either of the two minuets of the movement; (2) as a more specific term for the first minuet; (3) as term for the movement as a whole
  2. small ternary
  3. so that one can discern the various thematic functions that arise within the form
  4. a home-key authentic cadence that occurs before the end of a modulating A section; to express strongly main-theme function prior to the appearance of transition and subordinate-theme functions within the A section; in the small ternary, the juxtaposition of two strong cadences (an early HK: PAC with a final SK: PAC) within the A section would create too great a dramatic conflict so early in a unit that functions as a main theme within some larger formal context
  5. because the formal scope of a minuet is more "compressed" than that of a sonata
  6. strikingly new, unrelated material lying within a relatively remote tonal region and standing apart from the regular succession of formal functions; B section
  7. to balance the preceding B section, which is often more expansive than the prior A section
  8. Like the small binary, the binary minuet form does not recapitulate the opening basic idea, as would be the case in a regular minuet form (analogous to the small ternary form)
  9. so as not to disrupt the ongoing rhythmical drive typically associated with the scherzo style