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Clarinet break amidst a freylach



I am inquiring regarding the tradition(?) of a sudden clarinet cadenza 
followed by a slow hora, which interrupts a freylach.
I have heard examples of this is the Fiddler on the Roof wedding music 
(the bottle dance), and in the  wedding scene of the Chosen (who was 
that  great bearded band, anyway?), but I have never heard an example of 
this on the historical recordings. However, this could be due to the 
time limitations for each track. Is this really a tradition, or merely a 
figment of Broadway/Hollywood? Does this tradition have a name? (Oy, 
there's a name for everything, isn't there?)
Can someone point me to recordings that have examples of this kind of 
clarinet break?
Thanks
Bob Herman
KLEZUNDHEIT!

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