I do want it to be in the ABACABA pattern that is shown in the picture. The minuet was the only baroque dance form that did not become obsolete in the classical period, as it often concluded an opera overture and was subsequently. But I'm not sure that Presto fits well with A major's bouncy feeling.
It would be more conventional to have this rondo movement be Presto.
So should I have it at Presto and change the form or should I have it at Moderato and keep the form? Fourth Movement I originally thought of having it at Moderato but I then thought "Since E major sounds like you have completed a major task, maybe I should have it at Presto." But this seems to violate the purpose of a minuet and trio. As for the feeling, to me D major feels majestic. Point is, Theme and variations, I find easier than sonata form in terms of composition. If that is easy, than I can easily do 10 variations on a single theme, maybe even 30(though if I have 30 variations, it might as well be its own piece and not a movement of a sonata). That was easy and it only took 3 days to compose it. I have composed a nocturne where I basically did theme and variations with multiple themes. I will have more than 4 variations and I also plan to have repeats for the theme and every variation. I will decide once I get to the recapitulation whether I really want a coda or not. I am questioning whether or not I want a coda to end the movement. It may be unconventional but it has worked before. I decided to have the first theme of the recapitulation be in the subdominant. Also, you can see I added repeats where the development and recapitulation are. A fast introduction also did not seem fitting so I got rid of the introduction and just started with the first theme. I felt that a slow introduction to a bouncy feeling sonata just did not seem right. The minuet and trio is usually found as the third movement of a four movement Classical era symphony, sonata, or string quartet and is the only dance. You can see that I have taken the introduction out. Now here is how I plan to have my sonata go for the first movement: One of many images I found of sonata form. My piano sonata in A major that I am composing, I plan to have 4 movements in these forms and with these tempos and keys: First Movement
But usually these are the rondo movements of 3 movement sonatas such as those by Haydn and Mozart. What is a minuet A courtly dance, in simple triple time, a movement of the Baroque suite How did minuet and trio come about Minuets were in pairs where all. So I have seen third movements of sonatas that are presto.