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ALLEMANDA (French allemande, lit. - German; Italian. Allemanda, English almand, almain) - an old dance. The time of occurrence is not exactly established. Both household and household. A. dance appeared in England, France and the Netherlands in the middle. 16th century . ; the earliest surviving records and publications date back to this time. Later spread to other Europe. countries. Muses the size is even, the pace is moderate, the melody is smooth, rounded, the beginning without a beat. Usually consisted of 2, sometimes of 3-4 parts. Often connected with a faster 3-piece dance (triple, chimes, etc. ). In Germany, before the beginning. 17 century type A. dance was called Deutscher Tantz, Tantz, Ballett, after 1609 named. "A. " began to be used by German composers.