Zibntrit (LKT)

This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT compiles a wide array of source materials that shed light on the historical and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from primary and secondary sources that include or refers to the term in question. It also indicates whether musical notation or sound recordings are included in the source. By clicking on the bibliographic hyperlink at the end of each citation, you get the full reference.

 

“‘To a zibntrit.’Cahan 1957, p. 490 (#220-21)

“‘One, two, three, four, five, six, seven’... The ‘zibntrit’ dance-song found in German sources also as ‘the broom dance’ (‘Besemtanz’).” [Galicia, 1920s-30s]. Pipe 1971a, pp. 166 (#57), 309 (#57).

See Besem-tants.


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