ländler
Americannoun
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an Austrian and southern German folk dance in moderately slow triple meter, antecedent to the waltz.
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music for this dance.
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a piano or orchestral composition patterned after such music.
noun
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an Austrian country dance in which couples spin and clap
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a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, in three-four time
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of ländler
1875–80; < German: literally, something connected with Landl (literally, little land) name for Upper Austria, where the dance first became popular; see -er 1
Example Sentences
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In the second movement, bouncing up and down at the knees and making smiling cues with a flared left hand, Dudamel led a ländler dance that was more sweetly rustic than ominously rough.
From New York Times • May 20, 2023
This was deliberate, spaciously paced Mahler, lilting but never too sweet in its ländler second movement, its third-movement danse macabre as haunting as ever.
From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2022
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