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Mazurka (LKT)
… for a long time now the folkdance has been accompanied by singing and song; and not only to [modern couple dances such … repertoire consisted of local dance tunes of non-Jewish origin played by klezmorim for non-Jews, and also, at … in the modern era. The dance-song was preserved by the Jewish masses a long time after the social dances have …
Polka
… a long time now the folkdance has had been accompanied by singing and song; and not only to [modern couple dances such … in the modern era. The dance-song was preserved by the Jewish masses a long time after the social dances had …
Polonaise
… a long time now the folkdance has had been accompanied by singing and song; and not only to [modern couple dances such … the the name of this dance (‘kosher dance’) is originally Jewish, in all instances its music was typically foreign and … in the modern era. The dance-song was preserved by the Jewish masses a long time after the social dances had …
Sher
… “Sher: One of the most common dance forms in the Jewish repertoire, similar to a square dance or a Russian … their weddings and celebrations, to which they invited Jewish musicians. The Ukrainian youth there danced the šer … a long time now the folkdance has had been accompanied by singing and song; and not only to [modern couple dances such …
Skotshne/Skochne
… at the end of each citation, you get the full reference. “Jewish musicians used to play frequently at non-Jewish weddings and festivities where they undoubtedly … also play frejlaxs at weddings, sometimes accompanied by singing... The possibility that such songs (e.g., frejlaxs ) …
Ehad mi Yodea - Its sources, variations, and parodies
… the music within different historical contexts and local Jewish traditions. “E h ad mi yodea” is a cumulative song. … – God; two – the two tablets of the covenant; three – the Jewish patriarchs; four – the Jewish matriarchs; five – the … clarinet, violin and double bass accompanying the singing. They only sing up to the number five and towards …
Vals (LKT)
… a long time now the folkdance has had been accompanied by singing and song; and not only to [modern couple dances such … waltz meter, usually joyful. Waltzes were adopted from non-Jewish cultures by the Hasidic dynasties in Poland and … year was 1895... After the ceremony, as is customary in a Jewish wedding, the newlyweds were led into a private …
The Jerusalem-Sephardic Tradition
… This article shows the crystallization of the prayer and singing style known as “Jerusalem-Sephardic,” which originated among the Jewish communities scattered throughout the Ottoman Empire … singing tradition found among the descendants of the Jewish communities exiled from Spain to the lands of Islam …
And Now We're All Brothers: Singing In Yiddish In Contemporary North America
… most particularly the Holocaust and the construction of Jewish identities through musical performances. … 1 … 33942 … … … 2013 … Abigail Wood … And Now We're All Brothers: Singing In Yiddish In Contemporary North America …
A Gneyve - A Yiddish Song of Theft and Poverty
… created a number of songs about poverty and how the Jewish community “dealt with economic problems on the … a live performance humorously equated this song with the Jewish equivalent of calling the police, saying, “This is … of the poet Haim Nahman Bialik, an acquaintance, she began singing Yiddish folk songs, becoming one of the first female …