Mantooine Minuet

The Mantooine Minuet was a piece of classical dance music. An innocuous piece of music, it passed review of the Imperial Board of Culture outright and was favored by Galactic Emperor Palpatine. Following the Emperor's death in 4 ABY,The New Essential Chronology Emperor's Hand Mara Jade was captured by Director of Imperial Intelligence Ysanne Isard. Upon interrogation, Jade, who had identified herself as a dancer in the Imperial court, claimed that the Emperor enjoyed the Mantooine Minuet as a way of appearing obtuse about her real role. Mantooine Minuet shared its name with the planet Mantooine.The Essential Atlas
==Behind the scenes==
The Mantooine Minuet was first mentioned in the third issue of Star Wars: Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand, a comic book written by Timothy Zahn and Michael Stackpole published by Dark Horse Comics on October 7th, 1998. In real life, a minuet is a piece of music to accompany a dance.
==Appearances==
*Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand 3 
==Sources==
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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==Notes and references==
Category:Dance
Category:Songs