… [the groom] to the house where the bride was with the young women, but his visit was brief since he was supposed to …

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

… ‘fun der xejdr zog men nit ojs’ (Zunser 1895:30)... Women, clap! You’ve gotten satisfaction: Both mothers-in-law … 1952b, pp. 90-92] .  “The bride had her space, where the women quibbled with the girls, [and] there a konter-tants was danced for [the women’s] approval, one which only the Modnitzers knew, this …

This romance is frequently sung at wedding. It is about a woman married to a…

… begin on Saturday night before the wedding... Young men and women would gather at the bride’s home for a “goodbye party” …

… 1972 edition (Vol. 12, Cols. 554–678) with new additions on Women’s Folk Music (Amnon Shiloah), Art Music in Israel …

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… and Berk 1948, pp. 23-24 . (Musical notation included).  “‘Women, clap! Take pleasure that both mothers-in-law are … Tants ’ (‘Clap Dance’). This is performed only by married women in a circle with the bride in the center. The matrons …

Songs 5a and 5b are composed of a series of couplets sung at the swing as a poetic-…

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