Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A traditionally itinerant Jewish folk musician of eastern Europe performing in a small band, as at weddings.
- noun The Jewish folk music played by small, traditionally itinerant bands.
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- noun countable A Jewish folk musician.
- noun uncountable A type of popular Jewish folk music especially associated with
Ashkenazi cultures.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One of the most conspicuous examples of such transmission is klezmer, which is recognizable at least back to the nineteenth century and possibly a great deal farther.
PopMatters 2009
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Their music ranges from the sweet and mournful to the highly expressive sounds of Eastern European klezmer, which is best described as jazz mixed with traditional Eastern European music.
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Feb. 27 by Abraham Inc., an all-star ensemble fusing funk, jazz, hip-hop and klezmer, which is led by virtuoso clarinetist David Krakauer, trombonist Fred Wesley and "beat architect" Josh Dolgin, aka Socalled.
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But for me, the best kind of klezmer is already headnoddingly funky.
Jewschool Ruby K 2010
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In Mahler's time the word 'klezmer' wasn't used, they'd have just called it something like 'Yiddish racket'.
BBC Blog Network 2009
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I was entranced by the music, the solo guitar and the lively fiddle tunes, which for some reason reminded me of Jewish klezmer music from the shtels of Eastern Europe and Russia.
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I was entranced by the music, the solo guitar and the lively fiddle tunes, which for some reason reminded me of Jewish klezmer music from the shtels of Eastern Europe and Russia.
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I was entranced by the music, the solo guitar and the lively fiddle tunes, which for some reason reminded me of Jewish klezmer music from the shtels of Eastern Europe and Russia.
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As for the tune itself: It sounds a light rock holiday note, complete with singing children and a bit of a klezmer vibe.
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I was entranced by the music, the solo guitar and the lively fiddle tunes, which for some reason reminded me of Jewish klezmer music from the shtels of Eastern Europe and Russia.
ecrivaine33 commented on the word klezmer
Heard a story about this type of Jewish music that is in a revival in the U.S. - on NPR today
December 18, 2006
reesetee commented on the word klezmer
My birds love this music. I think it's the clarinet. :-)
July 17, 2007
trivet commented on the word klezmer
What kinds of birds do you have?
July 17, 2007
reesetee commented on the word klezmer
Zebra finches--which sound like little horns themselves.
July 17, 2007
trivet commented on the word klezmer
They do!
I wonder if they hear something we don't.
July 17, 2007
reesetee commented on the word klezmer
I suspect they hear it as sounding like other birds and are trying to communicate with it, so they sing back. You should hear what happens when the teakettle whistles! :-)
July 17, 2007