Kontretanz
KOHN-treh-tahntz
[German]
A country dance. This term, used as a title for short, light compositions by classical composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, was derived from the French contredance, which in turn came from the English "country dance".
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[English] country dance[French] contredance
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