hora campulungului

[Helen Winkler <winklerh...>]

This question has occurred to me many times when listening to klez cd's and 
finally I'm asking it.  There is a Romanian folk dance that Yves Moreau teaches 
called Hora mare din Bucovina.  I recently purchased a Romanian dance cd called 
Haj La Hora which has this melody on it under the name Hora Campulungului from 
Moldova.  I've noticed what seems like the same melody (to my non-musician's 
ears) only klezmerized, on many klez cd's for example:  Doyres, Traditional 
Klezmer Recordings 1979-1994 track 11, Epstein Brothers Hora and Sirba.  Since 
this seems like such a frequently played tune, just wondered if there is any 
special history that goes with it.
Sincerely,
Helen

Helen Winkler
winklerh (at) hotmail(dot)com
Helen's Yiddish Dance Page
http://www.angelfire.com/ns/helenwinkler
Calgary Folkdance Fridays
http://www.cadvision.com/winklerj/cff.html