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Klezmer

Klezmer (Yiddish: כּלי־זמר or ,קלעזמער, romanized: klezmer) is an instrumental musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern Europe. The essential elements of the tradition include dance tunes, ritual melodies, and virtuosic improvisations played for listening; these would have been played at weddings and other social functions. The…

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Cultural origins
Ashkenazic Jewish ceremonies, especially weddings, in Eastern Europe
Native name
קלעזמער
Other names
Jewish instrumental folk music, Freylekh music
Stylistic origins
Old European dance music · religious Jewish music · Romanian music · Moldovan music · Ukrainian music
Typical instruments
Standard orchestra instruments, accordion, cimbalom

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to Etymology and usage · 51
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related to In film · 43
Klezmer → Argentine, Charlotte LinkA Tickle, Dummy, Eden, Eldridge Street, Fiddler's House, Fish Street, Garden, Garry BeitelThe Klezmer Project, Germany, Giora Feidman, GoldieA Great Day, Great Performances, Greg PritikinKlezmer, Gérard OuryJewish Soul Music, Heart, His Life, Hoof, In, Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
related to External links · 35
Klezmer → American, American Popular Sheet Music, Americans, Archived, Bob, Cohen, Collection, Comprehensive, Congress, Di Naye Kapelye, Eastern Europe, Eastern European JewsKlezKanada, Harvard University Press, How Sweet, Institute, Instrumental Music, ISBN, Jewish Music, July, Library
related to In literature · 18
Klezmer → Avram Goldfaden, Ben Ami, Deronda, German Jewish, Herr Julius Klesmer, However, In George Eliot's Daniel, In Jewish, Jankiel Cymbalist, Jewish European, Klezmers, Leopold, Mendele Mocher Sforim, Pan Tadeusz, Sacher-Masoch, Sholem Aleichem, The, Yiddish
related to In music · 17
Klezmer → Aaron Copland, Artie Shaw, At, Benny Goodman, Blue, Dmitri Shostakovich, George Gershwin, Gustav Mahler, Jewish, Leonard Bernstein, Piano Quintet, Piano Trio No, Rhapsody, Some, String Quartet No, While, Ziggy Elman
related to Orchestration · 17
Klezmer → American, Another, As, Badchen, Belarus, However, Hungarian, In, In Eastern Europe, In Galicia, In Ukraine, Jews, Klezmers, The, They, Turkish, With
related to Style · 12
Klezmer → Although, Central, Each, Eastern Europe, Eastern European Jewish, European, Few, Hasidic Niguns, Jewish, The, Therefore, Yiddish
Stylistic origins · 9
Klezmer → Baroque music, Greek music, Moldovan music, Old European dance music, Ottoman music, Polish music, religious Jewish music, Romanian music, Ukrainian music
related to In visual art · 9
Klezmer → Anatoly Kaplan, Chaim Goldberg, Issachar Ber Ryback, Jewish, Kaplan, Marc Chagall, Sholem Aleichem's Stempenyu, Soviet Union, The
related to Historical repertoire · 4
Klezmer → Generally, Jewish, The, These

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KlezmerCultural originsAshkenazic Jewish ceremonies, especially weddings, in Eastern Europe1.00infobox
KlezmerNative nameקלעזמער1.00infobox
KlezmerOther namesJewish instrumental folk music, Freylekh music1.00infobox
KlezmerStylistic originsOld European dance music1.00infobox
KlezmerStylistic originsreligious Jewish music1.00infobox
KlezmerStylistic originsRomanian music1.00infobox
KlezmerStylistic originsMoldovan music1.00infobox
KlezmerStylistic originsUkrainian music1.00infobox
KlezmerStylistic originsPolish music1.00infobox
KlezmerStylistic originsBaroque music1.00infobox
KlezmerStylistic originsOttoman music1.00infobox
KlezmerStylistic originsGreek music1.00infobox
KlezmerTypical instrumentsStandard orchestra instruments, accordion, cimbalom1.00infobox

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