Sârba
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A Sîrba or Sârba (meaning "Serbian [dance]" in Romanian) is a Romanian dance normally played in 2/3 or 2/4 time. It can be danced in a circle, line, or couple formations and was historically popular not only among Romanians, but also Ukrainians, Ruthenians, Hungarians, East European Jews, and the Poles of the Tatra Mountains. It is fast-paced and triplets are usually emphasized in the melody.
The sîrba is still popular in Romanian traditional music and in Klezmer music.
[edit] References
- The Book of Klezmer, by Yale Strom. 2002: A Capella books, Chicago
[edit] External link
- Sîrba Page on Dunav balkan dance website (with example audio file)
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