(222 results found)
Quadrille (LKT)
… with him in the middle, just as at a wedding in a little Jewish town.” [Nikolayev, Kherson province, afterwards, … at the other end of the hall, on a balcony sat the musicians with a clarinet, trumpet, and two fiddles. There … [New York, c. World War I].] Raboy 1920, p. 25 . “Jewish folk dance melody ‘ sher kadril ’. This melody was …
Kutner (LKT)
… year was 1895... After the ceremony, as is customary in a Jewish wedding, the newlyweds were led into a private … that he was a real sport, that he could afford to pay the musicians a long dance all by himself. The dance was a kind … or ‘Larsey,’ in which eight couples take part. He asked the musicians how much he had to pay for the Kutner, and they …
Mazltov (LKT)
… get the full reference. “With what sort of piece did the musicians start a wedding ( mazltov , dobranoč )?” … the definite form of this dance. It occurs frequently in Jewish dances, but as a phenomenon of an improvisational … part of the melody is from Meir Noy, as he heard it at Jewish weddings in Kolomeyke ( nign ‘mazl-tov’ )...” …
Nokhshpil
… doina and hora portions of this three-part medley from Rom, Jewish and Ukrainian musicians in and around Karaptshiv. The hora Leon plays is a …
Tsushpil
… doina and hora portions of this three-part medley from Rom, Jewish and Ukrainian musicians in and around Karaptshiv. The hora Leon plays is a …
Gasn nign
… the contemporary klezmer scene's most prominent bands and musicians. … 2 … 40-41 … Roslyn, New York … Ellipsis Arts … … 1996 … Klezmer music … Jewish wedding tradition … Jewish festivities … Ashkenazi … Alicia Svigals … Gasn nign …
A glezele vayn
… the contemporary klezmer scene's most prominent bands and musicians. … 2 … 44-45 … Roslyn, New York … Ellipsis Arts … A glass of wine … 1996 … Klezmer music … Jewish wedding tradition … Jewish festivities … Ashkenazi … Carsten Schelp … A glezele …
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 as …
Sirba
… motion in the melody performed against a brisk 2/4 rhythm, Jewish sirbas -- especially outside Romania -- do not … hora, and sirba or other brisk tune are common in non-Jewish musical traditions of northeast Romania and southern Ukraine, and were favored by Jewish musicians from an even wider area. In much of the Balkans, …
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 …