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klezmer music(Yiddish; “vessel of song”) Traditional music played by professional musicians (klezmorim) in the Jewish ghettos of eastern Europe, especially for weddings and other ceremonies. The klezmer tradition has its roots in medieval Europe. By the 19th century its style was well-developed, influenced not only by the liturgical music of the synagogue (which allows only unaccompanied singing), but also that of the local non-Jewish cultures. It is primarily lively dance music. Klezmer ensembles have varied considerably; in the U.S., where a klezmer revival began in the 1980s, a typical band consists of four to six musicians playing some combination of violin, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba, accordion, double bass, and percussion. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Punctuated by scraps of klezmer music, Gleitzman's first-person narrative follows a young boy's journey through a Polish landscape twisted into unreality by the Nazi occupation. Israeli flags of all sizes flapped freely throughout the park, where the scent of spicy schwarma and falafels and the sounds of seductive Middle Eastern and klezmer music oozed from every corner. But the Clintons showed up an hour late, leaving many to broil in the hot afternoon sun, listening to klezmer music. |
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