Dudler (vocals)

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Dudeln is the Viennese and Lower Austrian word for yodelling. The Viennese Dudler is the Viennese form of yodelling mainly practiced by women . The Lower Austrian doodle in the alpine part of Lower Austria is not unlike the Styrian yodelling and has Viennese influences.

The Viennese Dudler was included in the register of intangible cultural heritage in Austria in 2010 .

Doodling and yodelling

The Viennese Dudler is urban music, it is sung in closed rooms and is closely linked to the tradition of the Heuriger . Due to the proximity to stage singing and art music , the dudler has become more artistic, ornate and more difficult than the alpine yodel and is now close to the Wienerlied and the accompanying Schrammel music: while the alpine yodel is mostly pure vocal music, the dudler is happy Accompanied and accompanied by various instruments such as clarinet , guitar or harmonica . Another special feature of the doodle is the blurring of the tones, which is typical for the "dirty" melodies of the folk music of the eastern Alpine foothills, which makes it particularly attractive from a contemporary point of view.

The difference of the doodle in comparison to other yodelling styles has only recently been postulated in the specialist literature.

Cultural history and development

Doodling is described in Vienna from around 1820. Franz Tschischka and Julius Max Schottky wrote in 1819 that there was "dueling" in the suburbs of Vienna; they described "doodling" as alternating between chest and head voices.

For a long time it was thought that the typical technique of Viennese Dudlerinnen would with the passing of the meanwhile very old women, namely Trude Mally († 2009), Maly Nagl , Franzi Woltran , Leopoldine Kauth, Adi Rothmayer, Poldi Debeljak, Luise Wagner, Anny Demuth and others. a. disappear. But now the younger generation is playing again: The singers Agnes Palmisano and Doris Windhager are especially worthy of mention, but Tini Kainrath from the Rounder Girls is also trying to keep the bell going.

Literature and film

Vienna, 1998 (60 minutes). Released on DVD in 2014 (with notes and texts).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Herbert Zotti: Yodelers and Dudlers. In: Wiener Volksliedwerk 13 (1), 2007/01, p. 5
  2. ↑ UNESCO recognition takes place upon their application