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Nóta is a form of 19th-century Hungarian popular song. It is one of a number of styles collectively referred to as '' cigányzene'', which literally means ''Gipsy music'' but is used to refer to a number of styles of
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that are played in a typical Gipsy musical style. Nóta includes a variety of tempi, from uptempo ''friss
csárdás Csárdás (, ; ), often seen as Czárdás, is a traditional Hungarian folk dance, the name derived from ' (old Hungarian term for roadside tavern and restaurant). It originated in Hungary and was popularized by bands in Hungary as well as neighb ...
'' via a medium time "Palotas" to slow dramatic ''
tempo rubato ; , , ;) is a musical term referring to expressive and rhythmic freedom by a slight speeding up and then slowing down of the tempo of a piece at the discretion of the soloist or the conductor. Rubato is an expressive shaping of music that is a p ...
'' ballads.


Literature

* ''"Zigeunermusik" (Ciganyzene)'' by Balint Sarosi, Budapest, 1971. (A classical on Gypsy music; available in Hungarian, German and English.) Hungarian styles of music 19th century in music Hungarian words and phrases {{music-genre-stub