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“These klezmorim know many pieces: dance, instrumental works played at the table, street tunes (accompanying the march to the xupe [wedding canopy], leading the in-laws, etc.).” Beregovski 1937 [= Beregovski/Slobin 1982, p. 532].
“I composed ‘Rufn di kinder aheym’ (‘Calling My Children Home’) in 1992. It is based on the melodies of Naftule Brandwein’s signature piece, ‘Firn di mekhutonim aheym’ (‘Leading the In-laws Home’). His title refers to the function opfirn di mekhutonim, in which musicians lead a procession of a wedding couple’s families from their homes to the ceremony and then back again at the end of the celebration.” Bjorling 1996b, pp. 56-57. (Recording references included).
“Non-metrical genres included wedding ritual tunes such as dobraden’, dobranoch, some of the mazltov tunes, kaleh bazetsen (in Belorussia), and opfihren di makhetonim.” Feldman 1994, p. 7.
“‘Firn Die Mekhatonim Aheym.’ This classic hora is based on Naftule Brandwein’s recording.” Phillips 1996a, pp. 64-65. (Musical notation and recording references icluded).
See Fun der khupe.