The form is known as minuet and trio. Originally the a-section minuet was repeated, followed by the b-section which was a trio for three instruments, played and repeated, followed by a return of the a-section minuet. Over a relatively short time, the intervening trio was augmented and became simply a contrasting section to the minuet.
minuet proper
Trio is a passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
If the composer has not indicated a specific tempo, the trio would generally be played at a similar tempo to the minuet.
A-B
Yes
The form is known as minuet and trio. Originally the a-section minuet was repeated, followed by the b-section which was a trio for three instruments, played and repeated, followed by a return of the a-section minuet. Over a relatively short time, the intervening trio was augmented and became simply a contrasting section to the minuet.
minuet proper
Trio is a passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
If the composer has not indicated a specific tempo, the trio would generally be played at a similar tempo to the minuet.
A-B
beethoven
Theme and variation was an entire form of classical music, consisting of its own movements.
It is typically four movements. The first is fast and in sonata form The second is slow The third is a scherzo or minuet in trio form The fourth is fast and in sonata or rondo form
The third movement was often a minuet and trio, or a rondo, or other dance form.
Usually it was a minuet (from French "menuet"; in Italian "minuetto"), but sometimes other, normally a dance or a short sequence of dances, before the fourth (finale), that was commonly an allegro, as the first was as well.
A minuet, sometimes spelled menuet, was a social dance of French origin for two persons, usually in 3/4 time, with a strong downbeat.The minuet become more and more stylised during the 18th century, being incorporated into Baroque Suites (such as those by Bach, Handel, Telemann) and later into the Classical symphony and sonata (Mozart, Haydn, early Beethoven).Minuet and trio form in classical symphonies, string quartets and sonatas consists of two minuets with a da capo (back the beginning) at the end of the second minuet in order to finish with the first minuet and give the form an overall ABA or ternary structure. Both minuets are in rounded binary form, with two repeated sections, A and B, where A returns briefly at the end of the B section, hence 'rounded.'|: A :: B (A) :: C :: D (C) : A | B (A)|The trio is so called because originally the second minuet would be played by a smaller ensemble, possibly of as few as three players. It is generally reduced to three structure lines, and is lighter and sweeter than the minuet sections.At the turn of the 18th/19th centuries the minuet gave way to the more rumbustious scherzo (as introduced by Beethoven).