Concept information
Preferred term
Ländler
Definition
The Ländler [...] is a European folk dance in 3/4 time. Along with the waltz and allemande, the ländler was sometimes referred to by the generic term German Dance in publications during the late 18th and early 19th centuries Despite its association with Germany, the ländler was danced in many European countries. Composers from a variety of European nations wrote music for the ländler dance; including Austria, Switzerland, Bohemia, Moravia, Slovenia and northern Italy in addition to Germany.
(Wikipedia, 14.01.2026)
English
Ländler (tyska, av Landel, ett namn på Österrike ovanför Enns), tyrolienne, österrikisk runddans i lugn rörelse och 3/8- eller 3/4-takt (långsam vals). Byspelmän plägar improvisera musiken på klarinett, violin och kontrabas.
(Wikipedia, 14.01.2026)
Swedish
Broader concept
Example
A number of classical composers wrote or included Ländler in their music, including Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert and Anton Bruckner. In several of his symphonies, Gustav Mahler replaced the menuet with a Ländler. The Carinthian folk tune quoted in Alban Berg's Violin Concerto is a Ländler, and another features in Act II of his opera Wozzeck. The "German Dances" of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn also resemble Ländler. Josef Lanner (1801–1843) wrote several Ländlers. [...]
The Sound of Music [...] feature a scene where the protagonists Maria and Captain von Trapp dance a Ländler.
(Wikipedia, 14.01.2026)
English
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Norwegian Nynorsk
URI
https://id.nb.no/vocabulary/musikk/160
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