Klezmer
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Klezmer is a traditional musical genre of Ashkenazi Jewish communities, characterized by expressive, dance-oriented melodies often played at celebrations such as weddings.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish music
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musical genre ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
dance-oriented rhythms
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emotional expressiveness ⓘ expressive melodies ⓘ ornamented melodic lines ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ashkenazi Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom |
Hebrew words "klei" and "zemer"
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Yiddish word "klezmer" ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageContext | Yiddish ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Jewish popular music
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world music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eastern European folk music
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Hasidic nigunim ⓘ Ottoman music NERFINISHED ⓘ Romani music ⓘ cantorial music ⓘ |
| laterMeaning | style of music ⓘ |
| melodicMode |
Misheberakh scale
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freygish ⓘ |
| originalMeaning | musician ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
concert stages
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dance events ⓘ wedding bands ⓘ |
| relatedGenre |
Hasidic music
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Yiddish theatre music ⓘ |
| revivalPeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| revivalRegion |
United States
NERFINISHED
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Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalDanceForm |
bulgar
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freylekhs ⓘ hora NERFINISHED ⓘ sher ⓘ |
| typicalInstrument |
accordion
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cimbalom ⓘ clarinet ⓘ double bass ⓘ drums ⓘ piano ⓘ trombone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ tsimbl ⓘ violin ⓘ |
| typicalOccasion |
celebrations
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weddings ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
bends and slides
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krekhts (vocal-like sobbing ornaments) ⓘ |
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