Allemande

The allemande originated in the 16th century as a duple metre dance with a characteristic “double-knocking” upbeat of one or occasionally three semiquavers. It appears to have derived from a German dance. The 16th century French dancing master Thoinot Arbeau and the British Inns of Court preserve the first records of the allemande, in which dancers formed a line of couples who took hands and walked 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. Elizabethan British composers wrote many “Almans” as separate pieces as opposed to one of a suite of dances.

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Anthony Holborne, Pieces 55-58
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Anthony Holborne, Pieces 59-62
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Attaingnant: Troisieme Livre de Danceries (1557)
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Barre: Complete Duos, volume I (suites I-V)
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Brade: Newe auserlesene Branden (1617)
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Braun: Solos from Pièces sans Basse
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