Sportgelande Allmend Schedule

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Barenreiter Urtext, the absence of syncopation, its combination of short motivic scraps into larger units, and its tonal and motivic contrasts.

The allemande originated in the 16th century (Renaissance) as a duple metre dance of moderate tempo, derived from dances supposed to be favoured in Germany at the time.

Originally, the allemande formed the first movement of the suite, before the courante, but, later, it was often preceded by an introductory movement, such as a prelude.Blatter, Alfred (2007).

German composers like Froberger and Bach followed suit in their allemandes for keyboard instruments, although ensemble allemandes tended to stay in a more traditional form.

In general the dancers formed a line of couples, extended their paired hands forward, and paraded back and forth the length of the room, walking three steps, then balancing on one foot; a livelier version, the allemande courante, used three springing steps and a hop.French composers of the 17th century experimented with the allemande, shifting to quadruple meter and ranging more widely in tempo.

Revisiting music theory: a guide to the practice, p.28.