Menuet antique is a piece for solo piano composed by Maurice Ravel.
[1][2] Ravel wrote the piece to pay tribute to Emmanuel Chabrier, who had welcomed his early works and helped to establish his musical reputation.
The piano version was first performed on April 18, 1898 by Ricardo Viñes,[2] a long-time friend to whom the composer dedicated the composition.
The form of the piece is ternary; a typical structure for a minuet.
The orchestral version is scored for an orchestra consisting of 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, harp, and strings.