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Doyne (LKT)
… whole body bent forward. He begins to swing the cane with great speed in front of him, and then he makes a figure … that conclude doinas. About as many were composed under greater or lesser Moldavian influence without being …
Khosid/Khosidl (LKT)
… to invite embellishment by clarinet, violin, or flute to a greater degree than allowed by the brighter Freylekh …
Semele (LKT)
… Both mothers-in-law dancing a šemele . This song has great value for us. First, we can be sure that the … ‘semele’ must once have been famous folk-dance among the great masses, and perhaps a sexual and exotic one -- …
«A Special Kind of Antisemitism»: On Russian Nationalism and Jewish Music
… educational world strenuously denied Jews entry, Russia’s greatest musical academy welcomed them with open arms. … Jewish students. It was not an option for them to become great Russian national composers; but they could become great Jewish national composers. “Why do you imitate …
Mitsve-tants (LKT)
… the time for the ‘formal’ last mitzvah dance [arrived]. The greatest honored guest, or the rabbi by himself, would grip …
Kosher-tants (LKT)
… The wedding guests are amused by this dance, but it is a great strain on the bride. Weakened by fasting the entire …
Hopke (LKT)
… endlessly. Vinaver apparently did not hold such tunes in great esteem, and one may find disparaging hints about them …
Tants nign (LKT)
… endlessly. Vinaver apparently did not hold such tunes in great esteem, and one may find disparaging hints about them …
Zhok (LKT)
… was Moldavian and Romanian music. The ‘zhok’ entered to a great extent the literature of the klezmorim , and some …
Hora (LKT)
… “ Hora refers to a Romanian dance and musical genre of great diversity, comprising brisk tunes in 2/4 time as well …