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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