Minuet in E (again? I forgot my last one was already in E)

Hello all,

It's been a while since I had some time for composition, but I am getting back at it. For reminder, I'm a very beginner, currently focusing on simple dance forms as a practice exercise.

The minuet is composed of 2 sections A and B. A is an attempt to write in counterpoint in the style of Bach. The contrasting section B is just me getting bored of it halfway through and writing much more freely (leaps of 6th not properly compensated, repeated notes, voice crossing, etc...).

I am mostly curious to hear technical criticism on the section A, but of course, any opinion is most welcome 🙂

Sorry for the colors on the score btw, I know it's an eye sore, but it's a visual help for me because I am quite illiterate still 😅

It doesn't sound too bad.  However, minuets are usually in 3/4, hence this is technically not a minuet.  I would call it a "Moderato for Piano" or some such title.  Thanks for sharing!

2 hours ago, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

It doesn't sound too bad.  However, minuets are usually in 3/4, hence this is technically not a minuet.  I would call it a "Moderato for Piano" or some such title.  Thanks for sharing!

 

Or a Gavotte maybe? Gavottes are in 4/4 and have many Minuet-like characteristics. They typically have a half bar upbeat though, making beat 3 the accented beat. I definitely feel a beat 3 accent to this, add the upbeat and no questioning it being a Gavotte.

Oh my, that's embarrasing 😅 I wrote it like that for a change because I remembered seeing a minuet in 4/4. However, I found back the source, and it was just an exercise thingy in a random not very reputable book. Haha, so this is indeed no minuet, sorry for the confusion. I'll just change the name then, and come back later with an actual minuet with the right time signature 🙂

Thanks for passing by anyway