Freylech (cello and piano) level 2.0

Title: Freylech

Composer: traditional Jewish dance tune, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Cello and Piano

Printout: 3 pages

Note: A freylech (also variously spelled as freilach, freylach, freilekh, etc.) is a traditional Jewish dance of vigorous character. The name derives from the Yiddish word for “happy”.

Skills: E minor; 2/4 time; fast tempo; tempo change; short slurs; double up bows; back extension; first and second position with quick shifts.