(143 results found)
Doyne (LKT)
… citation. “The doina (Yiddish: doyne or doyna ), a free-meter Romanian folk instrumental genre often associated with … is evident between doina and other contemplative, free-meter genres in the East European Jewish tradition, … p. 2 . ( Recording references included). “Doina: A free-meter but structured melody for listening, from the …
Khosid/Khosidl (LKT)
… included). “The Khosidl / A slower dance in duple meter (2/4 or 4/4), in which the melody moves slowly enough …
Beroyges-tants
… dance (lit. ‘angry dance’ or ‘sulking dance’) in duple meter usually performed by mehutanim (relatives by marriage) …
Tants nign (LKT)
… Dance tunes have defined musical characteristics: duple meter, fast tempi (metronome 120-168), fixed forms: …
Zhok (LKT)
… “The Hora, or Zhok / A slow Rumanian-style piece in triple meter, usually written in 3/8, whose rhythm is distinctive …
Hora (LKT)
… brisk tunes in 2/4 time as well as slower tunes in triple meter like the one heard here. The triple-meter hora, the primary form of the genre among East … Ukrainians. Among Yiddish-speaking Jews, the triple-meter hora is also called londre or landre , zhok , krumer …
Gas-nign (LKT)
… these pieces from the wedding repertoire is the triple meter. It is not known how this tradition of playing the gas-nign in triple meter began. It is also not clear whether this is typical of …
Freylekhs (LKT)
… of the tune changes with the tempo. Frejlaxs were in duple meter. They are most often in two short sections, rarely … and a fast tempo. The melodic structure is clear and the meter is duple -- 2/4. ‘ Freylakhs ’ can be found in … a natural low level... The tune and the dance are in 2/4 meter. Introductory music is usually 8 long, or sometimes …
Kale bazetsen (LKT)
… “Kale-Bazetsn: A contemplative tune form in free-meter, performed as a highly expressive vocal or …
Bazetsens (LKT)
… kale bazetsn is always followed by a lively dance in 2/4 meter, in this case two skotshne tunes.” Rubin 1997, pp. …