Sheet Music: Menuets I and II

TitleMenuets I and II
from Concert for Two Flutes No. 2 in E minor
ComposerMichel Pignolet de Montéclair (1667–1737)
InstrumentationFlute duet
KeyE minor
RangeD4–D6
Time signature3/4
Tempo144 BPM
Performance time2:20
Difficulty levelintermediate
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Date added2019-04-16
Last updated2019-04-16
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Categories
Baroque, Minuets, Written for Flute

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Tuesday 16 April 2019

Tune of the Day: Two Menuets by Montéclair

from Flute Sonata No. 2 in E minor

These two minuets constitute the fourth movement of the second of six Concerts à deux Flutes Traversières sans Basse by the French Baroque composer Michel Pignolet de Montéclair. Here the French word concert is a synonym of “suite”, and has nothing to do with the Italian concerto. The first minuet features a petite reprise, a small section that is to be repeated (usually with added ornamentation) at the very end of the piece. The overall structure of the movement is therefore AABCBCDDEEABCC'.

Other Movements from the same Work

1.Prélude Flute duet
2.Air Flute duet
3.Gavotte en Rondeau Flute duet
4.Menuets I and II Flute duet
5.Courante à la Française Flute duet
6.Courante à l'Italienne Flute duet
7.Plainte en Dialogue Flute duet
8.Menuets I and II Flute duet
9.Air dans le goût ancien Flute duet
10.Airs dans le goût des Brunettes Flute duet