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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 …
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 …
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 ) …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Marsh (LKT)
… Ukraine, 1820s-30s]. Fridkin 1925, p. 46 . “A Jewish wedding in the shtetl was a holiday... When Arish the … tunes which were usually adopted from the surrounding non-Jewish cultures. The adoption of marches by Hasidim is part … Hasidic marches are not intended for marching but for singing. Marches are introduced during the services to …
Quadrille (LKT)
… with him in the middle, just as at a wedding in a little Jewish town.” [Nikolayev, Kherson province, afterwards, … a long time now the folkdance has had been accompanied by singing and song; and not only to [modern couple dances such … [New York, c. World War I].] Raboy 1920, p. 25 . “Jewish folk dance melody ‘ sher kadril ’. This melody was …
La Gallarda matadora
… southern region of Spain that includes instrumental music, singing and dance. Theories as to how and when flamenco took … who brought the seeds of flamenco to Spain. Moreover, the Jewish expulsion from the Iberian Peninsula occurred … of the history of flamenco almost always mention some Jewish influence on the development of flamenco, although it …