The Hasidic Dance- Niggun: A Study Collection and its Classificatory Analysis

The second part of the article includes 250 Hassidic Dance nigunnim, recorded in Israel in the last ten years by the authors, which are kept in the National Sound Archives. The collection is a representative sample of the genre which can be analyzed to classify the niggunim according to type, and assess its stylistic elements. The pieces were analyzed in the first part of the article according to a number of factors: 1. The form- structure of the niggun. 2. The form- structure of the section. 3. The modal classification. Scores of the dance- niggunim are appended.