Lassan (music)
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Lassan or more properly lassú (slow) is a musical term used to describe the slow section of the csárdás
, a Hungarian folk dance
, or of most of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies
, which take their form from this dance. It generally either has a dark, somber tone or a formal, stately one.
Csárdás
Csárdás is a traditional Hungarian folk dance, the name derived from csárda . It originated in Hungary and was popularized by Roma music bands in Hungary and neighboring lands of Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Burgenland, Croatia, Ukraine, Transylvania and Moravia, as well as among the Banat...
, a Hungarian folk dance
Folk dance
The term folk dance describes dances that share some or all of the following attributes:*They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training, often to traditional music or music based on traditional music....
, or of most of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies
Hungarian Rhapsodies
Hungarian Rhapsody redirects here. For the 1979 Hungarian film Hungarian Rhapsody . For the 1928 German film Ungarische Rhapsodie.The Hungarian Rhapsodies, S.244, R106, is a set of 19 piano pieces based on Hungarian folk themes, composed by Franz Liszt during 1846-1853, and later in 1882 and 1885...
, which take their form from this dance. It generally either has a dark, somber tone or a formal, stately one.