Sârbă
"Sarba" redirects here. For the village in Lebanon, see Sarba, Lebanon.
"Sirba" redirects here. For the river in West Africa, see Sirba River.
Sârba
A sârba or sîrba is a Romanian and Csángó dance normally played in 2
2 or 2
4 time. It can be danced in a circle, line, or couple formations and was historically popular not only in Romania, but also Ukraine, Hungary, Polish highlanders (Gorals) and Ashkenazi Jews. It is fast-paced and triplets are usually emphasized in the melody. The sîrba is still popular in Romanian traditional music and in Jewish Klezmer music. It was named after Serbs.[1]
References
- ↑ Miron Grindea (1952). Dances of Rumania. Parrish. p. 14.
- The Book of Klezmer, by Yale Strom. 2002: A Capella books, Chicago
External links
- Sîrba Page on Dunav balkan dance website (with example audio file)
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