Ländler
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TheLändler(German pronunciation:[ˈlɛntlɐ]) is afolk dancein3
4timewhich was popular inAustria,Bavaria,GermanSwitzerland,andSlovenia[citation needed]at the end of the 18th century.
It is apartner dancethat strongly features hopping and stamping. It might be purely instrumental or have a vocal part, sometimes featuringyodeling.
Whendance hallsbecame popular in Europe in the 19th century, the Ländler was made quicker and more elegant, and the men shed thehobnailboots that they wore to dance it. Along with a number of other folk dances fromGermanyandBohemia,it is thought to have influenced the development of thewaltz.
A number ofclassicalcomposerswrote or included Ländler in their music, includingLudwig van Beethoven,Franz SchubertandAnton Bruckner.In several of hissymphonies,Gustav Mahlerreplaced themenuetwith a Ländler. TheCarinthianfolk tune quoted inAlban Berg'sViolin Concertois a Ländler, and another features in Act II of hisoperaWozzeck.The "German Dances" ofWolfgang Amadeus MozartandJoseph Haydnalso resemble Ländler.Josef Lanner(1801–1843) wrote several Ländlers. He, along with Johann Strauss I and Johann Strauss II, helped popularize the waltz in Vienna and elsewhere. The Johann Strauss II waltzTales from the Vienna Woodsfeatures azitherplaying in the style of a Ländler. Britten'sPeter Grimesfeatures a Ländler in the scene where a dance night is occurring in the hall.
The Sound of MusicBroadway musical,thefilm,and the American and British live TV broadcasts (The Sound of Music Live!(2013) andThe Sound of Music Live(2015)) all feature a scene where the protagonistsMariaandCaptain von Trappdance a Ländler. The instrumental tune used in that sequence is a3
4-time rearrangement of the more polka-like "The Lonely Goatherd".Compare this one to the" Dornbacher "Ländler by Lanner, and one will hear many similarities.[citation needed]The choreographers for the motion picture researched the traditional Austrian folk dance and integrated it into the choreography of the Ländler danced in the film.[2]The same (The Sound of Music) Ländler is played by two or three zithers, during the rehearsal for the Salzburg Music Festival, as well.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
- Austrian folk dances
- Austrian folk dancing
- Fandango
- Mazurka
- Music of Austria
- Polonaise (dance)
- Polska (dance)
- Schuhplattler
- Zwiefacher
References[edit]
- ^Blatter, Alfred (2007).Revisiting Music Theory: a guide to the practice,p. 28.ISBN0-415-97440-2.
- ^Hirsch, Julia (1993).The Sound of Music: The Making of America's Favorite Movie.p. 93.ISBN0-8092-3837-3
