czardas
Magyar folk dance
A czardas is a Hungarian folk dance characterized by a slow, melancholic opening section that builds to a fast, exuberant finish.
The dance became popular in ballrooms across Europe in the nineteenth century and remains a staple of Hungarian cultural performances.
Also spelled csárdás.
Bowed string instrument
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
cadence · accelerando · rubato · improvisation · virtuoso · rhapsody · flourish · crescendo
Rotate very quickly
- stampMark-making device
- tempoRate of musical performance
- coupleTwo linked together
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
folk · costume · choreography · ensemble · performance · gypsy · violin · peasant
Ethnic group of Hungary
- BudapestHungarian capital city
- HungaryCentral European republic
- DanubeMajor Central European river
- paprikaGround dried pepper
Carpathian · goulash · Transylvania · Magyars · Liszt · Brahms
Intensely hot or passionate
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
melancholy · exuberance · longing · romantic · spirited · soulful · intense · bittersweet
violin
Bowed string instrument
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- tempoRate of musical performance
syncopation · cadence · accelerando · rubato · improvisation · virtuoso · rhapsody · flourish · crescendo · strings
whirl
Rotate very quickly
ballroom · folk · costume · choreography · ensemble · performance · gypsy · violin · peasant · festival
Magyar
Ethnic group of Hungary
paprika · Carpathian · goulash · Transylvania · Magyars · Liszt · Brahms
fiery
Intensely hot or passionate
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
yearning · melancholy · exuberance · longing · romantic · spirited · soulful · intense · bittersweet · nostalgic