Ländler-like Dance

A previously unknown and unpublished piano piece by Ludwig van Beethoven was found in early 2020 by the editor-in-chief of the Wiener Urtext Edition doing research in the Vienna Library in Vienna. The work is noted on a double sheet with sketches by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1790–1792. It begins at the end of a line, immediately after a previous sketch, the title missing. The 16-bar piece shows the traits of a country artist in terms of musical character, which is why it was called “Ländischer Dance” based on a term commonly used by Beethoven. The piece appears as the first edition in the Wiener Urtext Edition and is also available in an anthology with all of Beethoven's piano pieces (UT 50295).