Re: Kolomeyke

[Joshua Horowitz <horowitz...>]

Budowitz Website: http://www.budowitz.com


Dear Michel,

I think you might have read the statements on the kolomeyke from the liner
notes of the first Budowitz CD, a large portion of which you translated into
French and posted on your home page. Tashlekh is melodically a sirba, but
the hops are there at the beginning and end, and even once in the middle
inthe last section, which makes it sound more like a patsh tants (clapping
dance) there.

Tayere Dr Klez and list members,
I was told once that the Ukrainian KOLMEYKE was caracteristically a fast
melody with accentuation on the two last notes of the phrases (in
comparition with the Ukrainian HOPAK with accentuation on the two first
notes of the phrases). Both can be heard successively in 'Fun tashlikh'
before and after a SKOCNE (sounding like a bagpipe). Is my information
accurate?
Michal

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