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Bulgar (LKT)
… or bulgarish is a common East European Jewish music and dance form, usually in 2/4 time. While its musical, … references included). “Bulgar: One of the most common dance and tune genres of the American-Jewish repertoire, … . ( Musical notation and recording references included). “Tunes identified as Bulgars (or Bulgarishes ) in their …
Khosid/Khosidl (LKT)
… reference. “These two khusidlekh [Hasidic-style danec tunes, singular khusid ] were cornerstones of Leon’s old-time, Jewish dance repertoire. He often referred to them as a mitsve-tentsl [ mitsve dance], alluding to their frequent use at Jewish weddings to …
Mitsve-tants (LKT)
… the full reference. “These two khusidlekh [Hasidic-style dance tunes, singular khusid ] were cornerstones of Leon’s old-time, Jewish dance repertoire. He often referred to them as a …
Hopak (LKT)
… the full reference. “The principal forms [of Russian folk dance] are the korovod and the trepak, the former danced by young girls holding hands,...The popular Russian … Moreover they became multipart works. The borrowed hopak tunes did not keep their name. Alongside of literal …
Hopke (LKT)
… pre-World War I]. Cahan 1957, p. 491 (#255) . “Other dances performed at weddings in East European communities … were:... Redl, Frailachs, Karahod, Hopke , vigorous circle dances done by men.” EncyJud 1971, pp. 1265-66 . “Alongside … Moreover they became multipart works. The borrowed hopak tunes did not keep their name. Alongside of literal …
Tants nign (LKT)
… Yiddish terms tants nign or a tenzl . Other terms for dance tunes are hopke , dreidl , or redele (all used by Polish … freilakhs and kadachke (used in various dynasties). Dance tunes have defined musical characteristics: duple …
Zhok (LKT)
… courtyard, which became popularly known by the name of dance they loved, the Joc , a type of hora common among … overruled by the people. This popular Saturday afternoon dance movement produced new folk songs and dances.” EncyJud … (Musical notation and recording references included). “Tunes in triple time are one of the most intriguing …
Hora (LKT)
… you get the full reference. “ Hora refers to a Romanian dance and musical genre of great diversity, comprising brisk tunes in 2/4 time as well as slower tunes in triple meter … also called londre or landre , zhok , krumer tants [crooked dance, cf. Bulg. krivo horo ] and other terms. …
Gas-nign (LKT)
… Alpert 1996a, p. 16 . “These klezmorim know many pieces: dance, instrumental works played at the table, street tunes (accompanying the march to the xupe [wedding canopy], … not actually have another function other than accompanying dance, had, in these marriages, a more precise role: one …
Freylekhs (LKT)
… of each citation. “These two khusidlekh [Hasidic-style dance tunes, singular khusid ] were cornerstones of Leon’s old-time, Jewish dance repertoire. He often referred to them as a …