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Taksim (LKT)

… which embellished the main theme of the piece; after such improvisations comes a frejlaxs in 2/4) were played.The … informed me that this is not truly a taksim, but a rubato improvisation on the melody of the tune. A taksim is not … 1996b, pp. 182-83 . “The taksim was an older type of improvisation among klezmorim , which was gradually replaced …

Volekh (LKT)

… volekhl is most often played in conjunction with non-metric improvisations like the doina , or as a gas nign. Sometimes …

Lanse (LKT)

… . “ ‘Bay a lanse. ’ This song, and also #219, is a dance-improvisation with a biting sense of humor, originating …

Mazltov (LKT)

… frequently in Jewish dances, but as a phenomenon of an improvisational dance of the dancers who in this instance …

The Jerusalem-Sephardic Tradition

… of his art and was expressed in part through musical improvisations. These were sung in a free meter and were … musical section called peti h a (opening) – a maqam -based improvisation on a Psalm reading. A peti h a section is … peti h a sections are based on a solo mawal , a musical improvisation in free rhythm, as expressed through the …

Eastern Ashkenazi Biblical Cantillation: An Interpretive Musical Analysis

… more advanced, bring a certain (albeit limited) amount of improvisation into their practice. [30] The analysis here … cultural variations” (2002, 515). [30] Jacobson welcomes improvisation along these lines: “The pitches notated in …

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

… of modernization. Warkov focused especially on taqasim —the improvisational non-metered solo section which opens a … Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel: Instrumental Improvisation and Culture Change' was filed in 1987, with … Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel: Instrumental Improvisation and Culture Change,' along with the original, …