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Experiencing Devekut
… of hasidic gatherings, in which the niggun experience plays a central role. These are the central topics of the …
Doyne (LKT)
… wedding or other celebration, doinas allow a musician to display virtuosity and expressiveness through highly … Recording references included). “Jewish weddings musicians played the doina as a table song.” Beregovski/Slobin 1982, … [sic], calling for ‘a doyne,’ requesting that they play the Romanian-Gypsy ‘doyne’ melody for him...” [Lag …
Taksim (LKT)
… after such improvisations comes a frejlaxs in 2/4) were played.The younger klezmorim don’t even recognize the concept of taksim ; they have played doinas instead of taksims since the beginning of the … in addition to the fiddler, the clarinet or flute used to play solos at table.” Beregovski 1937 [= Beregovski/Slobin …
Volekh (LKT)
… wedding or other celebration, doinas allow a musician to display virtuosity and expressiveness through highly … ‘pastukhel’ ... He was no longer called at a wedding up to play his ‘volekhlekh’ at the head table.” [Byten, Grodno … normally in the form of a Moldavian zhok or hora . They are played in an uneven 3/8 meter in which only the first and …
Karahod (LKT)
… . ( Musical notation included). “ Nign , that klezmorim play at the end of a wedding. The in-laws say goodbye to … man, being the groom, had his turn,] the klezmorim would play a karahod , meaning a dance in which all men and women …
Shabos-tants (LKT)
… dance...[and at the end] he gave a cry...[and] the klezmer played the ‘mitsve-tentsl’ --the bridegrooms grabbed me and …
Rikudl (LKT)
… 1928, p. 479 . “Each day before the wedding] the klezmer play, Hassidim go into a rikudl ... each day an extra rikudl was played and danced under the rebbe ’s window.” [Poland, c. …
Flakstants (LKT)
… The dancer was my grandmother Rakhe (Rachel). The klezmorim played, the guests were happy and made merry and then … intended to dance the ‘flax dance’. The klezmorim began to play the melody for this dance and they couldn’t get it …
Forshpil (LKT)
… a feast was made for the poor people. The klezmer played for them... At the forshpil , which comes the Friday …
Gezegn-tants (LKT)
… 152 . “... Our old klezmer will lock himself in a room and play an entire old-time wedding, from the ‘dobridzhen’ until … Rabinovitch 1940, p. 203 . “During the meal they played and danced, particularly interesting are the last minutes...the klezmer played a gezegn-tants ... they fortified themselves [against …