Csárdás Csárdás by Vittorio Monti (1904), performed by The United States Air Force Band
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Csárdás (or Czárdás) (Hungarian: [ˈtʃaːrdaːʃ], English: /ˈtʃɑrdæʃ/ or /ˈzɑrdəs/) is a traditional Hungarian folk dance, the name derived from csárda (old Hungarian term for tavern). It originated in Hungary and was popularized by Roma music (Cigány) bands in Hungary and neighboring lands of Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Burgenland, Croatia, Ukraine, Poland, Transylvania and Moravia, as well as among the Banat Bulgarians, including those in Bulgaria.^[2]

History[link]

Hungarians in Vojvodina, Doroslovo, in Serbia dancing the csárdás

The origin of the Csárdás can be traced back to the 18th century Hungarian verbunkos, used as a recruiting dance by the Hungarian army.

The Csárdás is characterized by a variation in tempo: it starts out slowly (lassú) and ends in a very fast tempo (friss, literally "fresh"). There are other tempo variations, called ritka csárdás, sűrű csárdás and szökős csárdás. The music is in ²/₄ or ⁴/₄ time. The dancers are both male and female, with the women dressed in traditional wide skirts, usually colored red, which form a distinctive shape when they whirl.

Classical composers who have used csárdás themes in their works include Emmerich Kálmán, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Léo Delibes, Johann Strauss, Pablo de Sarasate, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and others. The csárdás from Strauss' operetta Die Fledermaus, sung by the character Rosalinde, is probably the most famous example of this dance in vocal music. Probably the best-known instrumental csárdás is the composition by Vittorio Monti written for violin and piano. This virtuosic piece has 7 tempo variations. A recording of Monti's tune was made by Freddie Martin and His Orchestra (Whispering: Gene Conklin) in Holywood on November 6, 1948. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalogue number 20-3123^[3] and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalogue number B 9716. The tune was arranged by Ballard.

Hungarians in Vojvodina, Skorenovac, in Serbia dancing the csárdás

See also[link]

• Márk Rózsavölgyi
• Vittorio Monti
• Monti Csárdás
• Czárdás (Liszt)

References[link]

Bibliography[link]

• Sárosi, Bálint, Zigeunermusik (Gypsy Music), 1977

External links[link]

Look up csárdás in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• StreetSwing's Dance History Archives: Czardas or Csárdás
• Hungarian Lexikon
• Youtube video (Csárdás begins @ 2:35)
• Néptánc.lap.hu - Links
• Youku video - performance by Trey Lee Chui-yee
• Friss Czardas (fast Czardas)

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	Csárdás Csárdás, performed by The United States Air Force Band
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Vittorio Monti (6 January 1868 – 20 June 1922) was an Italian composer, violinist, and conductor.

Monti was born in Naples, where he studied violin and composition at the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella. Around 1900 he got an assignment as the conductor for the Lamoureux Orchestra in Paris, where he wrote several ballets and operettas, for example, Noël de Pierrot.

His only famous work is his Csárdás, written around 1904 and played by almost every gypsy orchestra.

External links[link]

• Csárdás for Violin and Piano on www.kreusch-sheet-music.net
• Csárdás arranged for accordion
• Czárdás arranged for string quartet [1]
• Csárdás for Violin and Guitar on [2]
• Free scores by Vittorio Monti at the International Music Score Library Project
• Vittorio Monti sheet music: contemporary arrangements

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