Form
Minuet and trio
The minuet was a court dance in triple time. In a symphony or sonata the minuet movement has three parts: the minuet, a contrasting second dance called the trio, and the minuet again. The trio got its name from the Baroque habit of scoring it for three instruments; by Haydn's time the name stayed but the scoring was free. The trio is usually lighter, quieter, or in a different key.
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