text: The melody of a piece based on this dance opens with a 7/16 F sharp note, a 1/16 G sharp note, and a 7/16 A note.
full_question: The melody of a piece based on this dance opens with a 7/16 F sharp note, a 1/16 G sharp note, and a 7/16 A note. An piece based on this dance has a title that was allegedly inspired by its composer’s viewing of Las Meninas. Traditionally, this dance preceded the gaillard. An 1887 piece based on this dance is often cited as among the most relaxing pieces of classical music and was written directly before its composer’s Requiem. For 10 points, name this dance that inspired Gabriel Faure’s Opus 50 and a Maurice Ravel piece written “for a dead princess.”
first_sentence: The melody of a piece based on this dance opens with a 7/16 F sharp note, a 1/16 G sharp note, and a 7/16 A note.