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Ehad mi Yodea - Its sources, variations, and parodies
… the music within different historical contexts and local Jewish traditions. “E h ad mi yodea” is a cumulative song. … – God; two – the two tablets of the covenant; three – the Jewish patriarchs; four – the Jewish matriarchs; five – the … version has become a popular song among Yiddish and klezmer musicians over the past few decades. Performers and adapters …
Tish-nign (LKT)
… ‘for the table,’ for the guests to listen to and to let the musicians show off and make money: a vulekhl or a doina , …
Skotshne/Skochne
… at the end of each citation, you get the full reference. “Jewish musicians used to play frequently at non-Jewish weddings and festivities where they undoubtedly …
Sirba
… motion in the melody performed against a brisk 2/4 rhythm, Jewish sirbas -- especially outside Romania -- do not … hora, and sirba or other brisk tune are common in non-Jewish musical traditions of northeast Romania and southern Ukraine, and were favored by Jewish musicians from an even wider area. In much of the Balkans, …
Sher
… “Sher: One of the most common dance forms in the Jewish repertoire, similar to a square dance or a Russian … their weddings and celebrations, to which they invited Jewish musicians. The Ukrainian youth there danced the šer as …
A glezele vayn
… the contemporary klezmer scene's most prominent bands and musicians. … 2 … Klezmer Music: A Marriage of Heaven and … … Ellipsis Arts … A glass of wine … 1996 … Klezmer music … Jewish wedding tradition … Jewish festivities … Ashkenazi … Carsten Schelp … A glezele …
Gasn nign
… the contemporary klezmer scene's most prominent bands and musicians. … 2 … Klezmer Music: A Marriage of Heaven and … Roslyn, New York … Ellipsis Arts … … 1996 … Klezmer music … Jewish wedding tradition … Jewish festivities … Ashkenazi … Alicia Svigals … Gasn nign …
Tsushpil
… doina and hora portions of this three-part medley from Rom, Jewish and Ukrainian musicians in and around Karaptshiv. The hora Leon plays is a …
Nokhshpil
… doina and hora portions of this three-part medley from Rom, Jewish and Ukrainian musicians in and around Karaptshiv. The hora Leon plays is a …
Mazltov (LKT)
… get the full reference. “With what sort of piece did the musicians start a wedding ( mazltov , dobranoč )?” … the definite form of this dance. It occurs frequently in Jewish dances, but as a phenomenon of an improvisational … part of the melody is from Meir Noy, as he heard it at Jewish weddings in Kolomeyke ( nign ‘mazl-tov’ )...” …