Menuetto da capo
Definition of the German term Menuetto da capo in music:
- minuet from the beginning (go back to the beginning and play through the minuet one more time, usually without performing the repetitions indicated by, for example, repetition signs)
Language
German
Abbreviation
Men. D.C.
Alt. abbreviation
Men. da capo
Musical examples
Music scores that include Menuetto da capo:
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 (1783) Page 8
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No. 13 (1787) Page 13
Related terms
German musical terms related to Menuetto da capo:
- mit Wiederholung – with repeat
- repetieren – repeat
- Ritornel – a repeat...
- scharf repetieren – repeat sharply (with precision)
- wiederholen – to repeat
- Wiederholung – repeat, repetition
- Wiederholungszeichen – repeat sign