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Besem-tants (LKT)
… in a military manner by a man, or else the broom is play-acted into a horse.” Lapson 1943, p. 461 . “' Eyns, …
Shemele (LKT)
… you get the full reference. “‘Khatzkele, khatzkele, play me a kazatzkele ... play me a zemele ’... Here appears the motive of payment and …
Semele (LKT)
… Vilna, Kovno gubernias ): Gave a tree/ took it back, Play a semene for an aunt. In another folk song the dance is called semele instead of semene (Cahan 1914: no. 106)... Play me a semene, not a kozacke , I’m poor, but I’m some guy, here’s a payem (?), play me a semele , Xanele xosele , is what they called …
«A Special Kind of Antisemitism»: On Russian Nationalism and Jewish Music
… for Jewish Folk Music is really about the strange interplay between Russian antisemitism and philosemitism, which … increasingly that the Austro-Hungarian and Russian empires played decisive roles in shaping the nationalist visions of … and revolutionary turned would-be composer, Balakirev displayed no interest in his politics or his music. All he …
Mitsve-tants (LKT)
… dance with her. When his oration is done, the klezmorim play a vivat ...” [Staro-Konstantin, Ukraine, 1820s-30s]. … Fridkin 1925, pp. 44-7 . “[After the meal,] the musicians played many different types of merry melodies and Reb Simkhe … [and at the dance’s end] he gave a cry... [and] the klezmer played the ‘mitsve-tentsl’ -- the bridegrooms grabbed me …
Kosher-tants (LKT)
… from another people. Thus, a polonaise might always be played for a košer -tanc . Many klezmorim, when we asked them for such a dance, played Aginski’s popular polonaise ‘Les adieux à la … Saturday night after Zemirot. How beautifully the town band played freilachs , and the ‘Kosher Dance!’” [Zhagare, …
Mekhutenim-tants
… ... The Jewish source that the author relies upon, [is] the playing of ‘two mekhutonim dances,’ before and after the …
Beroyges-tants
… in a slow circle dancing around them, when the ‘klezmorim’ play the traditional folk song for this scene, ‘Lomir zikh … 1975, pp. 29-30 . “One of the most beautiful dances on display during this event is no doubt the ‘techiat ha-metim’ … “The young people danced until daybreak...The klezmorim played all kinds of melodies for the dances...Blimtske the …
Hopak (LKT)
… pp. 129-130 . “Alongside of the kozachok the klezmers aso played the hopak . (The name hopak was folklorized into …
Bessie Schonberg
… choreographers through her connection to the Neighborhood Playhouse. Unfortunately, a knee injury in 1931 prematurely …