Gustav Mahler was born in Kalischt, Bohemia but spent most of his childhood in Iglau,…

… in the upper worlds. He also discerns proximity to speech intonation in several nigunim and emphasizes the …

… and two reproduce the typical roulades, rhythms and intonations of Moldavian doinas. A taksim and a dobranoch … dance tunes in the volume are built on the rhythms and intonations of the Moldavian dances that conclude doinas. … In the middle part of the melody one also hears the intonations of synaogue recitative. It is surpisring, but …

This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…

… Moldavian influence. We are thinking of songs in which the intonations of Moldavian dances can be heard. As an example, …

… during the Yamim Nora'in, the Kedusha is sung in the intonation of 'Shma Yisra'el' and 'Hakohanim.' In general, …