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Freylekhs (LKT)
… Alpert 1996b, pp. 58-59 . “Jewish musicians used to play frequently at non-Jewish weddings and festivities where they undoubtedly played Jewish tunes in addition to the Ukrainian … who are not dancing clap their hands. The musicians also play frejlaxs at weddings, sometimes accompanied by …
Woody Guthrie's Hanukkah Songs
… Bring us much joy and happiness. With the dreidle we will play, Do whatever we like; Of our father we will demand To … with the main melody of the first part of the verse being played on the bass strings of the guitar with the rhythm played on the treble strings. Two lyrical verses are …
Gas-nign (LKT)
… klezmorim know many pieces: dance, instrumental works played at the table, street tunes (accompanying the march to … tune.’ This is what the klezmorim called the pieces they played on the street while accompanying guests home at night … is the triple meter. It is not known how this tradition of playing the gas-nign in triple meter began. It is also not …
Hora (LKT)
… Recording references included). “The hora Leon [Schwartz] plays [here] is a version of one of the most common … to read in 3/4...The backup rhythm is distinguished by playing on the first and third beats, omitting the second - … intrinsic to the hora dance form. It was the kind of tune played to accompany the bridal part home...[H. Kandel, …
Hopke (LKT)
… a rubel for me/into kopeks,/I am paying the klezmer ,/he’s playing hopkes for me.” [Tshimerovits, Podalia, pre-World … pp. 1265-66 . “Alongside of the kozachok the klezmers aso played the hopak . (The name hopak was folklorized into … no. 79).” Vinaver 1985, pp. 191-92 . “During the meal they played and danced, particularly interesting are the last …
Bessie Schonberg
… choreographers through her connection to the Neighborhood Playhouse. Unfortunately, a knee injury in 1931 prematurely …
Hopak (LKT)
… pp. 129-130 . “Alongside of the kozachok the klezmers aso played the hopak . (The name hopak was folklorized into …
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 …
Mekhutenim-tants
… ... The Jewish source that the author relies upon, [is] the playing of ‘two mekhutonim dances,’ before and after the …
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, …