dumka
/ˈdʊmkə/
noun
- A type of Slavic folk song or instrumental piece that alternates between sad, slow sections and lively, fast sections.
- At the folk festival, the band performed a traditional dumka from Ukraine.
- She listened to a dumka that shifted from a mournful melody to a cheerful dance.
- The composer Dvořák wrote a famous dumka for piano trio.