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387:minuet form
351:binary form
183:Minuet step
161:called the
144:duple metre
39:Mia Martini
1610:Categories
1471:4/4 Dances
1449:3/4 Dances
1434:2/4 Dances
1428:Tune Types
1413:Spillemand
1386:Gammeldans
1241:Säkkipilli
1234:Pitkähuilu
1154:3/4 Dances
1123:2/4 Dances
1117:Tune Types
1103:Sami music
1066:Gammaldans
647:Rosen 1988
633:2023-03-15
558:, 140–141.
510:References
413:(or other
281:media help
1563:Relations
1539:Æ Tinuser
1503:Accordion
1307:Relations
1247:Sami drum
1214:Harmonium
1197:Accordion
1097:Rekilaulu
1090:Pelimanni
1009:Sarabande
994:Passepied
929:Allemande
830:(cloth);
464:classical
449:Beethoven
249:2. Minuet
205:pas menus
189:pas menus
1523:Clarinet
1220:Jouhikko
1202:Clarinet
1166:Menuetti
1159:Masurkka
999:Rigaudon
974:Hornpipe
959:Galliard
949:Chaconne
939:Courante
762:. 1988.
624:"Minuet"
497:See also
467:symphony
403:A or A′
171:symphony
167:movement
148:minuetto
141:compound
1631:Minuets
1532:Persons
1518:Bassoon
1453:Mazurka
1378:General
1257:Walpipe
1227:Kantele
1058:General
964:Gavotte
934:Bourrée
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668:Sources
503:Scherzo
445:scherzo
408:I (→ V)
379:bassoon
228:Minuet
102:) is a
1513:Violin
1458:Minuet
1266:Scales
1252:Violin
1180:Valssi
1173:Polska
1147:Jenkka
1135:Polkka
1128:Humppa
984:Minuet
954:Entrée
944:Canary
875:Minuet
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197:amener
152:menuet
100:menuet
61:minuet
41:, see
1443:Hopsa
1438:Polka
1208:Fadno
979:Loure
969:Gigue
649:, 29.
570:, 28.
453:Haydn
375:oboes
302:suite
294:opera
263:From
215:Music
177:Dance
1464:Vals
1073:Joik
832:ISBN
824:ISBN
789:and
768:ISBN
750:and
729:ISBN
681:ISBN
598:2023
458:The
383:trio
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