Minuet
Luigi Boccherini
Alternative embedded performance: Budapest Strings performance. The preferred recording remains linked on YouTube.
First listen
Listen once without writing. What do you notice?
Listen closely
1 PULSECan you feel three steady beats in each group?
Sentence stemI can count ___ with the music.
Vocabulary
- one-two-three
- three beats
- a steady pulse
- a dance pattern
2 ARTICULATIONDo the string notes sound smooth or lightly detached?
Sentence stemThe strings sound ___.
Vocabulary
- smooth
- light
- neat
- detached
3 DYNAMICSWhere does the music become quieter?
Sentence stemThe music becomes quieter when ___.
Vocabulary
- a new phrase begins
- fewer players lead
- the tune changes
- the section repeats
4 STRUCTUREWhich section or tune returns?
Sentence stemI hear ___ return after ___.
Vocabulary
- the opening tune
- the main section
- a middle part
- a contrast
5 TEXTUREWhich instrument leads above the other strings?
Sentence stemThe ___ leads while the others ___.
Vocabulary
- violin
- cello
- play underneath
- support the tune
How does this piece make you feel?
There is no right or wrong answer. Which words match your response?
calmexcitedhopefulcuriousjoyfulpowerfulpeacefultensedreamybravethoughtfulenergeticmysteriouscomfortedrestlessproudsadsurprisedupliftedfocused
Music through time
1771 · Classical chamber music
- Medieval500–1400
- Baroque1600–1750
- Classical1750–1820
- Romantic1820–1900
- 20th century1900–2000
- Contemporary2000–present