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Mozart also wrote a great number of minuets intended for listening rather than dancing: they occur (usually as the third of four movements) in his symphonies, string quartets, and many other works. These minuets are usually longer, faster in tempo<ref name=Flothuis>Flothuis (1988, X)</ref> and less regular in their phrasing than the minuets meant for dancing. |
Mozart also wrote a great number of minuets intended for listening rather than dancing: they occur (usually as the third of four movements) in his symphonies, string quartets, and many other works. These minuets are usually longer, faster in tempo<ref name=Flothuis>Flothuis (1988, X)</ref> and less regular in their phrasing than the minuets meant for dancing. |
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====German dance==== |
====German dance==== |
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The German dance ({{ill|Deutscher Tanz|de}}) originated with the lower social classes. It was much livelier than the minuet and to some degree resembled the [[waltz]]. The close physical contact between the dancers, together with constant spinning causing dizziness, led this dance to be attacked as immoral. It was nonetheless danced widely.<ref name=LB134 /> Mozart's German dances are, like the minuets, in ternary form, but normally with a [[coda (music)|coda]] added. Abert notes that the coda "in most cases relates back to the final dance and frequently includes all manner of orchestral jokes".<ref name=A1149 /> For an example of the German dances, see [[Three German Dances (Mozart)|Three German Dances]], [[Köchel catalogue|K.]] 605. |
The German dance ({{ill|Deutscher Tanz|de}}) originated with the lower social classes. It was much livelier than the minuet and to some degree resembled the [[waltz]]. The close physical contact between the dancers, together with constant spinning causing dizziness, led this dance to be attacked as immoral. It was nonetheless danced widely.<ref name=LB134 /> Mozart's German dances are, like the minuets, in ternary form, but normally with a [[coda (music)|coda]] added. Abert notes that the coda "in most cases relates back to the final dance and frequently includes all manner of orchestral jokes".<ref name=A1149 /> For an example of the German dances, see [[Three German Dances (Mozart)|Three German Dances]], [[Köchel catalogue|K.]] 605. |