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Pastukhel (LKT)
… of the lost and then found sheep formed the basis for the popular folk song ‘Dos pastekhl’ or ‘a pastekh’ (‘The/A … is one of the richest and most beautiful of Yiddish folk songs. A certain non-Jewish influence heard in the melody is …

Kozatshok (LKT)
… widespread dance tune kozačok ) and a great number of folk songs sung to the melodies of popular Ukrainian songs.” Beregovski 1935 [= … from the use of the name for many instrumental pieces. The popularity of the kozachok is also reflected in folk songs. …
Sol Zim
… highly distinctive compositions and has written hundreds of popular & recognizable melodies and arrangements , which are … See also Sol Zim at Wikpedia. See a selection of Sol Zim songs in Youtube . Sim Shalom / Sol Zim: … American …

Quadrille (LKT)
… dances such as] the polka did people improvise and sing songs, but also to the polonaise, quadrille, waltz, … of the nineteenth century). These dances were only popular among the younger generation.’” Stutschewsky 1959, …

Mazurka (LKT)
… and of course polkas and mazurkas and waltzes [which were popular] in the ‘30s. [Russia and Poland, 1930s].” Alpert … dances such as] the polka did people improvise and sing songs, but also to the polonaise , quadrille , waltz , … tangos (4/4), European military marches (2/4 and 6/8), and popular pieces from the Yiddish theatre, often in fox-trot, …

Polka
… dances such as] the polka did people improvise and sing songs, but also to the polonaise, quadrille, waltz, … tangos (4/4) European military marches (2/4 and 6/8), and popular pieces from the Yiddish theatre, often in fox-trot, … of the nineteenth century). These dances were only popular among the younger generation.” Stutschewsky 1959, …

Polonaise
… when we asked them for such a dance, played Aginski’s popular polonaise ‘Les adieux à la patrie.’” Beregovski 1937 … dances such as] the polka did people improvise and sing songs, but also to the polonaise, quadrille, waltz, … a Polonaise tune of Auginski (1765-1833), that burst into popularity during his time and was called by the name …

Sher
… references, the šer is also mentioned very rarely in folk songs. These folk songs are all from the Ukraine (cf. Cahan … 339. In the note to no. 339, Schünemann writes: ‘This is a popular dance-song which consists at the beginning of … stated that the freylakhs and sher were ‘the most popular dances.’ He considers all four names to have a …
Hag Purim – The story behind its melody
… Example 8 Harry Coopersmith, editor, Little Books of Jewish Songs: Purim , Chicago: Board of Jewish Education, 1928. … arrives, we dedicate the Song of the Month to a very popular Eastern European Ashkenazi melody that, in the early … repertoire, songs about Jewish festivals were particularly popular and remained part of the festive repertoire sung …

Skotshne/Skochne
… of Bondashevke; Example 28 is one. Such frejlaxs are very popular in that village and are sung for dancing. Bystanders … accompanied by singing... The possibility that such songs (e.g., frejlaxs ) were sung in other Ukrainian …