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Romanian Folk Dances (Romanian: Dansuri populare românești, pronounced [ˈdansurʲ popuˈlare romɨˈneʃtʲ]), (Hungarian: Román népi táncok, pronounced [ˈromaːn ˈneːpi ˈtaːnt͡sok]), Sz. 56, BB 68 is a suite of six short piano pieces composed by Béla Bartók in 1915.
Romanian traditional dance contexts. Village dance. A rich variety of traditional dances still exist in Romania due to the continuation of the feudal system until the mid 19th century and subsequently the isolation imposed by Ceaușescu during the communist period, which resulted in the continuance of a peasant rural life style.
Some dance names do originate from common nouns: b tuta, brâul, brâule ul, alunelul, rustemul, ariciul, g lu ul, arcanul, geamparalele, sorocul. These dances are characterized by virtuosity, energy, cheer but also by elegance and style.
Brâul, meaning “belt”, is the name of a whole genre of Romanian dances – the most widespread genre in Romania after the Hora and Sârba. Typically, they’re line or open circle dances, traditionally for men, featuring much stamping, kicking, cross stepping, etc.
10 cze 2021 · The Romanian Folk Dances is a set of 6 dances originally written for piano in 1915. Bartók himself made a version for small orchestra a couple of years later while some of his friends wrote adaptations or transcriptions for different ensembles: for example, Arthur Willner for string orchestra only and Zoltán Székely for violin and piano.
Hora is the name for the large circle dance and is the most widespread dance in Romania, partly because any number of participants, of any ability or age both men and women can join in. Hora is customarily performed at rituals such as weddings and funerals.
These are found both as recognisable European dances, and as locally created dances. There are also dances with couples in a circle and that change direction or partner by command. The ‘classic’ Romanian classification of couple dances also includes,
