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Shtoktants (LKT)

… , calling for ‘a doyne ,’ requesting that they play the Romanian-Gypsy ‘ doyne ’ melody for him...” [Lag B’Omer, …

Longa (LKT)

… included). “ Longas are Turkish tunes that imitate Romanian Gypsy music... In the late 19th Century, Romanian derived music called longas were popular [in the …

Londre (LKT)

… Alpert 1993, p. 2 . Apert 1996a, p. 16 . “Hora: A popular Romanian-Jewish dance in a limping, duple meter, often …

… A free-meter but structured melody for listening, from the Romanian-Jewish repertoire. Often performed for guests at … Literally, ‘a Wallachian one,’ i.e., a dance or tune in Romanian-Jewish style.” Alpert 1996b, p. 59 . “Wulach, … “Some southern hassidic songs show the influence of the Romanians; these songs are therefore known under the name …

Taksim (LKT)

… that the doyne had been only recently introduced from Romania, replacing an older genre named taksim . The taksim … derived from the improvised instrumental sections of the Romanian epical ballads ( cintece batrinesti ).” Feldman … Tarras in the 1940s as ‘A Heimisher Sher.’ An example of a Romanian taksim may be heard on record no. 6 of Antologia de …

Doyne (LKT)

… “The doina (Yiddish: doyne or doyna ), a free-meter Romanian folk instrumental genre often associated with … the doina is quintessentially identified with Jews from Romania and the southern Ukraine, by the early twentieth … A free-meter but structured melody for listening, from the Romanian-Jewish repertoire. Often performed for guests at …

Bulgar (LKT)

… musicians. A favorite among Jews and non-Jews throughout Romania and beyond, this particular tune is known in both … line, or couple dance deriving from the Bessarabian (East Romanian) dance bulgareasca, literally ‘Bulgarian dance,’ … recording references included). “The last layer of [‘Romania-ization’ of klezmer music] is recognizable. First of …

Khosid/Khosidl (LKT)

… “Recent research with Gypsy musicians from Transylvania (Romania) has shown that these musicians had performed a … This piece was originally recorded by Belf’s Orchestra in Romania in 1910... It represents the old country style of … town of Sniatyn... The first section is a very popular Romanian tune (both Jewish and non-Jewish) common in both …