Allemande

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feminine noun (music / choreography / history)

Definition

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.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Allemande
  • Almain

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Feminine noun, articulated: alemanda, regular structural plural in '-e' (alemande), genitive: alemandei.
Formation Lexical borrowing from French 'allemande', functionally converted into a stable specialized music vocabulary item.
Spelling / Pronunciation [a.le.ˈman.də]
Source Academic Handbook of Music History, Musicology, and Classical Scores

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Compozitorul Johann Sebastian Bach a deschis acea suită pentru violoncel cu o alemandă de o rară frumusețe polifonică.

EN: The composer Johann Sebastian Bach opened that cello suite with an allemande of a rare polyphonic beauty.

RO: La curțile regale din secolul al XVII-lea, o alemandă era dansată în perechi, având mișcări lente, pline de demnitate.

EN: At 17th-century royal courts, an allemande was danced in pairs, featuring slow, dignified movements.

RO: Studentul de la conservator a analizat structura binară a acestei alemande, marcând corect reluările tematice.

EN: The conservatory student analyzed the binary structure of this allemande, correctly marking the thematic repetitions.

Idioms & Phrases

Alemandă de suită / Suite allemande / structural allemande

RO: Piesă instrumentală barocă ce servește ca punct de plecare ritmic și armonic pentru un ciclu complex de dansuri vechi.

EN: A Baroque instrumental piece serving as the rhythmic and harmonic starting point for a complex cycle of ancient dances.

Tempo de alemandă / Allemande tempo / moderate timing

RO: Cadentă muzicală așezată, curgătoare și destul de lentă, potrivită pentru liniile melodice ornamentate fin.

EN: A steady, flowing, and rather slow musical cadence, well-suited for finely ornamented melodic lines.

Alemandă franceză / French-style allemande

RO: Varietate a dansului caracterizată printr-un contrapunct mai lejer și o fluiditate melodică accentuată, specifică școlii de clavecin.

EN: A variety of the dance characterized by a lighter counterpoint and enhanced melodic fluidity, specific to the harpsichord school.

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