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Kolomeyke (LKT)
… and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from … p. 239 . “The co-territorial repertoire consisted of local dance tunes of non-Jewish origin played by klezmorim for … is typical of several musical categories of the gentile folk environment in which the Hasidic movement arose and …
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
… in that the piyyutim are arranged according to the maqamat (musical modes) in use in the court music of the Ottoman … organization of the musical content of this event in accordance with the principles of the Arabic maqam. As a result … of the Morrocan Baqqashot melodies are modern 20th century folk melodies from Egypt and other Middle-Eastern countries, …

Wedding Dances and Songs of the Jews of Bokhara
… … 3 … Journal of the International Folk Music Council … Journal of the International Folk Music … … 17-23 … … 2 … 1950 … Edith (Esther) Gerson Kiwi … Wedding Dances and Songs of the Jews of Bokhara …

A hassidic ritual dance: the "mitsve tants" in Jerusalemite weddings
… … Yuval Studies … 38013 … 164-224 … Jerusalem … Jewish Music Research Centre, Magnes Press … Yuval; Studies of the … Centre … … Hassidim … 1994 … Israel … Wedding … Customs … Dance … Folklore … Hasidim … Hasidism … Marriage … Society … …

Fiddler on the Move: Exploring the Klezmer World
… 'Klezmer' is a Yiddish word for professional folk instrumentalist-the flutist, fiddler, and bass player that made brides weep and guests dance at weddings throughout Jewish eastern Europe before … Stalin, and lost out to assimilation in America. Klezmer music is now experiencing a tremendous new spurt of interest …

Klezmer music in America: revival and beyond
… Klezmer music has experienced changing musical content and social … 19th. c. In the immigrant period, mostly Eastern European dance tunes were performed by fairly large groups (12-15 … The 1970s revival, related to the general ethnic and folk revival in America, attempted a return to the sound of …
The Music of the Mountain Jews
… A study of the liturgical and folk music of one of the most remote Jewish communities, the Jews … music … Jews … Mountain Jews … Asia … Judeo-Tat - Juhuri … Dance Tunes … Dagestan … Eastern Communities … Piris Eliyahu …

Dance and Dance Music of the Iraqi Kurdish Jews in Israel
… Thesis … 57 … 57 … 1 … 36630 … UCLA, Los Angeles … … 1975 … Dance … Folk music … Iraq … Kurds … Kurdish … Dance and Dance Music of …

The Dybbuk - Der dibuk
… The idea for the play came to Ansky as he led a Jewish folklore expedition through small towns of Eastern Europe, … actors and historical advisors. The film's exquisite musical and dance interludes evoke the cultural richness of both pre-WWI …

A Man from Munkasc: Gypsy Klezmer
… a Jewish celebration (e.g., a wedding, Purim festivities, dance etc.), most of the time the klezmer musicians were not Jews but Rom. In fact, the Rom had played … examines how this persecuted group (the Rom) saved Jewish folk music until it could be returned to the Jews. We learn …