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sarabande (also It. sarabanda, Sp. zarabanda): a triple meter dance. In France and Germany, the sarabande was slow and stately. The dance was first known in Mexico and Spain in the 16th century as the zarabanda, however, a wild and extremely erotic dance.
- What is an allemande in music?
- What is the German dance?
- Where does the allemande come from?
- What is the tempo of an allemande?
What is an allemande in music?
Allemande, processional couple dance with stately, flowing steps, fashionable in 16th-century aristocratic circles; also an 18th-century figure dance. ... As a 17th-century musical form, the allemande is a stylized version of this dance. In a suite (as in J.S. Bach's English Suites) it is normally the first movement.
What is the German dance?
The Schuhplattler is a traditional style of folk dance popular in the regions of Bavaria and Tyrol (southern Germany, Austria and the German-speaking regions of northern Italy).
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Schuhplattler.
| Schuhplattler group in Munich | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Social dance, folk dance |
| Origin | Bavaria and Tyrol |
Where does the allemande come from?
The Allemande Dance or Deutschen originated in Germany in the early 16th century, then on to France where it entered Paris through Alsac, then the Rhineland, while there, it was polished up, and finally arrived in England. It is sometimes considered a French Baroque Court dance.
What is the tempo of an allemande?
When I've heard recordings of Bach's instrumental allemandes, they've sounded nothing like the allemandes that I know!" Before I played the G Major Allemande for her, she counted out a typical Allemande tempo of around 100 beats per minute (quarter notes).
