allemande

[ al-uh-mand, -mahnd, al-uh-mand, al-uh-mahnd; French aluh-mahnd ]

/ ˈæl əˌmænd, -ˌmɑnd, ˌæl əˈmænd, ˌæl əˈmɑnd; French aləˈmɑ̃d /

a 17th- and 18th-century dance in slow duple time.

a piece of music based on its rhythm, often following the prelude in the classical suite.

a figure performed in a quadrille.

a German folk dance in triple meter, similar to the ländler.

Origin of allemande

1675–85; < French, short for danse allemande German dance

The Germans have a dance called the Allemande, in which the men and women form a ring.

A Treatise on the Art of Dancing |Giovanni-Andrea Gallini
Reduce one half on the fire, put through a sieve, add half a pint of Allemande sauce (Art. 81); heat again on the fire, and serve.

French Dishes for American Tables |Pierre Caron
Then strain the broth through a napkin into one pint of cream or Allemande sauce, add the oysters, and season.

The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book |Victor Hirtzler
Then add one pint of Allemande sauce, fricassee sauce, or sauce au vin blanc, and boil for five minutes.

The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book |Victor Hirtzler

Frohberger composed also an allemande intended to commemorate an event which he experienced on the Rhine.

Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2) |Carl Engel

allemande

/ (ˈælɪmænd, French almɑ̃d) /

the first movement of the classical suite, composed in a moderate tempo in a time signature of four-four

any of several German dances

a figure in country dancing or square dancing by means of which couples change position in the set

C17: from French danse allemande German dance