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Badekns (LKT)
… 49 . “Badekns: Ceremony performed prior to a traditional Jewish wedding in which the bride is veiled by the groom in … is led to the badekns ... Having entered the room, the musicians strike up a gay tune and the badkhn calls out: ‘ … Ukraine, 1820s-1830s]. Lifschutz, p. 45 . “A Jewish wedding in the shtetl was a holiday... When Arish the …
Bazetsens (LKT)
… most important rituals of a traditional Eastern European Jewish wedding before the Second World War....The non-metric … wedding scene. It is peformed by the State Ensemble of Jewish Folk Music of the Ukrainian S.S.R. recorded in the … led into the wedding chamber, where the ‘badkhn’ and the musicians were already impatiently waiting for her. While …
Kale bazetsen (LKT)
… was an important ritual at the traditional East European Jewish wedding. It was usually performed by the musicians and the badkhn (wedding poet/jester), who …
Tsu der khupe (LKT)
… the way, followed by the Maharil and the notables. The musicians, playing their instruments, and a large group of … is escorted into the courtyard, the crowd and the musicians go to the home of the bride to escort her and her … wedding scene. It is peformed by the State Ensemble of Jewish Folk Music of the Ukrainian S.S.R. recorded in the …
Freylekhs (LKT)
… singular khusid ] were cornerstones of Leon’s old-time, Jewish dance repertoire. He often referred to them as a … [ mitsve dance], alluding to their frequent use at Jewish weddings to accompany the mitsve [ritual … with freylekhs.” Alpert 1996b, pp. 58-59 . “Jewish musicians used to play frequently at non-Jewish weddings and …
Woody Guthrie's Hanukah Songs
… on American music is incalculable, as new generations of musicians continue to adapt and be inspired by his work. … Within his vast oeuvre there are a handful of songs with Jewish themes, and a few of them are specifically related to Hanukah. Guthrie himself was not Jewish; however his second wife, Marjorie Mazia Greenblatt, …
Hora (LKT)
… dance, cf. Bulg. krivo horo ] and other terms. American-Jewish musicians often refer to it as ‘slow hora.’ The rhythm and … Europe, horas were frequently used as processional tunes at Jewish weddings and other celebrations.” Alpert 1993, p. 2 . …
Beroyges-tants
… p. 1266 . “The ‘beroyges’ and ‘shalom’ dances [are] two Jewish weddings dances that were widespread in Eastern European Jewish communities, and [formed] part of the style of … grows more cheerful, and sings to the accompaniment of the musicians: ‘Let’s make up, the world is like a dream/Let’s …
Kosher-tants (LKT)
… the the name of this dance (‘kosher dance’) is originally Jewish, in all instances its music was typically foreign and … the bride is a kosher one’ is far from in good taste for Jewish modesty... In newer times the maskilim began to wage … festivities in the town...there were the sweet notes of the musicians who were preparing themselves for Friday afternoon …
Mitsve-tants (LKT)
… singular khusid ] were cornerstones of Leon’s old-time, Jewish dance repertoire. He often referred to them as a … [ mitsve dance], alluding to their frequent use at Jewish weddings to accompany the mitsve [ritual … Fridkin 1925, pp. 44-7 . “[After the meal,] the musicians played many different types of merry melodies and …