Allemande, Schein
An allemande is a type of dance very common in baroque suites. As I keep working through Grade 1 repertoire, I'm starting to encounter more and more of those dances: allemandes, rigaudons, and many, many menuets...
Johann Hermann Schein (1586 — 1630) was a German composer of the early baroque era. He was one of the first to import the early Italian style into German music (nearly a century before Bach!).
This content was originally published in November 2023. I'm republishing this in April 2026 and backdating to keep my piano progress posts in chronological order.
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