Gallopade (LKT)

This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT compiles a wide array of source materials that shed light on the historical and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from primary and secondary sources that include or refers to the term in question. It also indicates whether musical notation or sound recordings are included in the source. By clicking on the bibliographic hyperlink at the end of each citation, you get the full reference.

 

“All the girlfriends and acquaintances came and we were happy and danced a lot... Soon thereafter the tempo grew faster and they danced the Galoppade in a line... in this dance there were two in the middle of the room...and all the others stopped [to watch].” [Brest-Litovsk, Poland, 1848]. Wengeroff 1913, I, p. 182

 

 


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