allemande
/ˈæləˌmænd/
noun
- A type of dance from the 16th to 18th centuries, usually in moderate duple time, often part of a suite.
- The musician played an allemande from a Baroque suite.
- At the Renaissance fair, dancers performed a slow allemande.
- She learned the steps of the allemande for her history class.
- A movement in a musical suite that follows the prelude, typically in a moderate tempo.
- He practiced the allemande on his harpsichord for hours.
- The second movement of the suite is an allemande.
- The composer wrote a lively allemande for the orchestra.