Allemandes (Music)

Allemands (Music)
Almains (Music)
Almans (Music)
Almonds (Music)

Dance music

Harvard dictionary of music, 4th ed. (Allemande. 1. A Renaissance and Baroque dance that was cultivated as an independent instrumental piece ca. 1580-1750... The allemande originated in the early or mid-16th century as a "German dance"...; 2. a dance in triple meter originating in the the mid-18th century... applied loosely to a number of waltzlike dance through the 19th century as an equivalent of "German dance")
Grove music online, viewed August 8, 2014 (Allemande; allemand; almain; alman; almond; one of the most popular of Baroque instrumental dances and a standard movement, along with the courante, sarabande and gigue, of the suite; originated some time in the early or mid-16th century)

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