allemande
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əˌmænd, -ˌmɑnd, ˌæl noun, plural al·le·mandes [al-uh-mandz, -mahndz, al-uh-mandz, -mahndz; French aluh-mahnd] .
[al-uh-mandz, -mahndz, al-uh-mandz, -mahndz; French aluh-mahnd] . 1.
a 17th- and 18th-century dance in slow duple time.
2.
a piece of music based on its rhythm, often following the prelude in the classical suite.
3.
a figure performed in a quadrille.
4.
a German folk dance in triple meter, similar to the ländler.
Origin:
1675–85; < French, short for danse allemande German dance
1675–85; < French, short for danse allemande German dance
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| —n | |
| 1. | the first movement of the classical suite, composed in a moderate tempo in a time signature of four-four |
| 2. | any of several German dances |
| 3. | a figure in country dancing or square dancing by means of which couples change position in the set |
| [C17: from French danse allemande German dance] | |
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The allemande was played at a moderate tempo and could start on any beat of the bar.
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