#musical form

• Allemande — A traditional dance of German origin, in a moderate tempo and binary meter (usually 2/4 or 4/4), emerging in the 16th century and later becoming, during the Baroque period, the mandatory first structural movement of a classical instrumental suite (alongside the courante, sarabande, and gigue). As a musical form, it is characterized by a fluid, contrapuntal melodic flow and a solemn, elegant character.
• Allemande — A traditional folk dance in binary or quaternary meter, of German origin, emerging in the 16th century, characterized by a moderate, steady, and flowing movement. In the Baroque period, the term designates the instrumental piece with a grave, polyphonic character that systematically opens the classical dance suite, being followed by the courante, sarabande, and gigue.
• Allemande — A simplified phonetic variant or rare spelling sometimes used in old Romanian texts for 'allemande'; a traditional German dance with a moderate movement, in binary or quaternary meter, appearing in the 16th century, which became a fixed instrumental piece opening the classical Baroque suite.