Minuet in G major

Christian Petzold (long attributed to J. S. Bach)BWV Anh. 114

Key

G

Time

3/4

Tempo

♩=108

AO focus

AO2

Form

Binary form — A‖:8‖ B‖:8‖. Both halves end with PAC (A → V; B → I).

Teaching points

• Two-voice texture — RH melody, LH walking bass on quarter notes
• Modulation from G to D (V) at bar 8; return to G at bar 16
• Ornaments: light mordents on strong beats — period appropriate