ländlern.
An Austrian peasant dance, similar to a slow waltz; the music for such a dance.
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1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 251 Ländler, the name given to a dance popular among the Styrian peasants.
1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! i. 58 The romantic orchestration, the solid hymn-tune harmonies, the Landler rhythms, [etc.].
1961 Times 21 Oct. 11/3 The humorous ländler that forms the second movement.
1964 Listener 6 Feb. 250/2 If the trio-section is taken at the same speed, it may sound unnaturally hurried, since its Ländler-like characteristics justify a more leisurely pace.
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