allemande
noun
- a German dance of the 16th century in moderate duple time
- a stylized instrumental composition evolved from this dance and often used as the first movement of a Baroque suite
- a figure in a square dance in which two dancers join right or left hands and make a turn
See allemande in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ălˈə-măndˌ, -mändˌ, ălˌə-măndˈ, -mändˈ)
nouna. A stately 16th-century dance in duple meter.
b. Music A composition written to or as if to accompany this dance, often used as the first movement of a suite.
- A lively dance of the mid-18th century in triple meter.
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