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See also:ALLEMANDE (Fr. for danse allemande, or See also:German See also:dance) , a name for two kinds of See also:dance, one a See also:German See also:national dance, in 2-4 See also:time, the other somewhat resembling a waltz . The See also:movement in a See also:suite following the prelude, and preceding the See also:courante (q.v.),with which it is contrasted in See also:rhythm, is also called an See also:allemande, but has no connexion with the dance . The name, however, is given to pieces of See also:music based on the dance movement, examples of which are found in See also:Beethoven's German dances for the See also:orchestra . |
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