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Invention individuelle et tradition collective dans la musique juive de Hongrie
Also in: Musicological Studies 3 (1980): 139-58. Interviews made during field work in…
Tenu'a (yd. pronunciation: tnue, tnie)
A term used by Hassidim and East European hazzanim; it literally means 'Movement.' An…
Kolomeyke (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Dance tune (Niggun rikud)
A tune used mostly for dancing. The Hebrew term is likely a translation of the earlier…
Fal
In Yiddish, in most of the Hasidic dynasties, the word Fal refers to a section of a…
Niggun
A monophonic folk music composition, vocal or instrumental, with or without text,…
Hora
Origin of the term
The word originates from Rumanian. As an ancient term it meant a…
Ba'al Menagen\ Menagen
The word 'menagen' (menágn in a Yiddish accent) comes from the verb 'nagen,' which in…
Stan Getz: A Musical Odyssey
Directed by Herbert Dorfman
Documentary about jazz saxaphonist Stan Getz's three…