Contradance vs Minuet - What's the difference?
contradance | minuet |
A slow graceful dance consisting of a , a high step, and a balance.
(music) A tune or air to regulate the movements of the minuet dance: it has the dance form, and is commonly in , measure.
(music) A complete short musical composition inspired by and conforming to many formal characteristics of the traditional musical accompaniment to the dance of same name.
(music) A movement which is part of a longer musical composition such as a suite, sonata, or symphony which is inspired by and conforming to formal characteristics of the dance of same name.
To dance a minuet .
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As nouns the difference between contradance and minuet
is that contradance is an alternative spelling of lang=en while minuet is a slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance.As a verb minuet is
to dance a minuet.minuet
English
(wikipedia minuet)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)page 318,
- After he had raved his time upon the stage, the ladies and knights again minueted for an hour, and again gave place.
page 163,
- Within the same circle with the pigeons, were beautiful albatrosses, poising and minueting with them in the most pleasing fellowship.
page 185,
- This set the pattern for four years, as the two monarchs minueted around the vast Commonwealth, never again to face each other personally in battle.