Ganglåt
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A ganglåt is a category of Swedish folk fiddle-tune in an easy, 4/4 or 2/4 march meter. The name in Swedish means "walking tune", and the tradional tempo is that of a stately walk. A ganglåt resembles a slow Irish reel in structure, with two (or, more rarely, three) 16-bar strains, each repeated twice, in the form AABB.
The Swedish folk fiddle repertoire contains hundreds of traditional tunes in this form. They are often performed by several fiddlers in multiple-part harmony.
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