Ländler in D Major WoO 11, No. 5

Ludwig van Beethoven

Excerpt of Ländler in D Major WoO 11, No. 5

Included in

Era

Classical

Difficulty Level

Early Intermediate

Mood

Happy

Style

Classical

Theme

Dancing

Video

Elements

8th Note Scale Passages

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Scales and Hand Positions

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 8th note rhythmic values.

Anacrusis

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Meter

Sometimes called upbeats or pickup notes; a note or series of notes that precede and give stress to the first downbeat of a piece.

Broken Chords

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Chords

Chord tones played one note at a time that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

Chord Inversions

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Chords

Chords with alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed either in the middle or at the top of the chord.

Details

Title

Ländler in D Major WoO 11, No. 5

Composer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Collection

7 Ländler WoO 11

Year

1799

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

D Major

Time Signature

3/4

# of Measures

16

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

No

Student Ages

Adults,

Children,

Teens

Student Type

Average Students

Teaching Tips

Block the Broken Chords,

Choose Good Fingerings,

Hands Separate Practice,

Highlight the Contrast in Articulation,

Practice Scalar Passages in Rhythms,

Slow Practice,

Work on Creating a Good Tone,

Work on Expressive Phrasing