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Sher

… time of World War I. In terms of melodic structure, the two tunes are quite different. ‘Der Scherer’ is in 2/4 time and … the klezmers thunder through the ‘sherele’ and ‘kadril’ tunes,”[Gedara, Palestinee, c. 1910s]. Fridhaber 1992, p. … is a ‘scissors’ dance that... comes from Russia. The sher tunes are a relatively old part of the klezmer repertoire. …

Skotshne/Skochne

… and festivities where they undoubtedly played Jewish tunes in addition to the Ukrainian dance-repertoire. In the … ‘skocna.’ One can also find the term applied to textless tunes (see no. 125).” Beregovski 1962 [= Beregovski/Slobin … by a lively dance in 2/4 meter, in this case two skotshne tunes. Skotshne , a term of Slavic derivation, was used by …

Tango (LKT)

… you get the full reference. “You had Polish dance tunes like krakowiak , oberek , na wesolo , mazur and …

Tish-nign (LKT)

… citation, you get the full reference. “Then there were tunes ‘for the table,’ for the guests to listen to and to … dance, instrumental works played at the table, street tunes (accompanying the march to the xupe [wedding canopy], … I understand, the best klezmorim didn’t even play the dance tunes, they’d just come and play the tish nigunim , which …

Vals (LKT)

… you get the full reference. “You had Polish dance tunes like krakowiak , oberek , na wesolo , mazur and … [Dubno, Poland, pre-World War II]. Katshke 1966, p. 667 . “Tunes in triple time are one of the most intriguing … and Zanz, as part of the process of borrowing gentile tunes in order to sanctify them... In addition, some waltzes …

Zemerl (LKT)

… a strong resemblance to Ukrainian and Romanian sheperds’ tunes, it is performed here in the style of the tish-nign … Jewish weddings, and at non-Jewish occasions where Jewish tunes were often requested.” Alpert 1993, p. 4 . ( Recording … of the Shabbat liturgy, commonly sung to a variety of tunes, as a zemerl (religious folk song).” Schlesinger, …

Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections

… the same melody-type (mostly of the first part only). The tunes of the Moldavian/Rumanian songs that we already … its structural affinity with an endless number of European tunes, the lack of individuality of the melody: “What do … . As is well known, this Bohemian composer utilized popular tunes of Bohemia as themes to his larger compositions. The …