The minuet was introduced to the French court by Lully around 1673 but
that doesn't mean it didn't exist beforehand (Doni's manuscript was
probably completed about 30 years earlier).
Best,
Matthew
On 17/01/2018 20:48, Tristan von Neumann wrote:
..why is there a Minuet in Doni's Lutebook?
http://gerbode.net/facsimiles/doni_lute_book/033.png
This dance shouldn't be popular until years later.
Any other very early minuets you know of?
Curiously,
Tristan
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