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klezmer

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for klezmer.

Editorial note

Imagine a half speed version of Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn mating with a Klezmer band and you'd be about right.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(music, uncountable) A type of popular Jewish folk music especially associated with Ashkenazi cultures.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of klezmer gathered in one view.

noun

(music, uncountable) A type of popular Jewish folk music especially associated with Ashkenazi cultures.

noun

(countable) A Jewish folk musician.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for klezmer.

noun

(music, uncountable) A type of popular Jewish folk music especially associated with Ashkenazi cultures.

noun

(countable) A Jewish folk musician.

Example sentences

1

Imagine a half speed version of Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn mating with a Klezmer band and you'd be about right.

2

It brings back to mind a lot of Eastern European / klezmer tones and sentiments...

3

It is the food and the music -- klezmer, Arabic music and their mixes (typically Balkan, which also has Turkish influences).

4

I always test these AI generators with the head scratcher genre: Electro Klezmer Reggae Funk.

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I look forward to joining in and listening to some good klezmer music till then.

6

Or Klezmer music, but maybe the Jiddish wasn't totally correct.

7

Online klezmer lessons may be all the rage tomorrow.

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I'd never heard of klezmer, for example, but such a nice style!

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> Imagine a half speed version of Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn mating with a Klezmer band and you'd be about right.

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I did not expect the klezmer krossover at the end.

11

We also get bagels (oops, back to food again), On the musical front again, some of the best American music like Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue had roots in Western classical tradition, jazz, and klezmer, traditional Ashkenazi folk music.

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You know what Glenn Jones (American guitarist), Talisk (Scottish folk), Tonbruket (Swedish jazz), Daniel Herskedal (Norwegian jazz, tuba), The Books (New York, sound collage), Yom (French klezmer clarinetist), Kongero (Swedish folk a cappella), and Naragonia (Belgian accordion folk) have in common?

Quote examples

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Itzhak Perlman proudly called himself a "fiddler" to reinforce that he's doing the same thing as klezmer musicians.

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(they turned up via surfing from "Zog nit keyn mol") Recommended only if dialectical polyglot klezmer cabaret is your cup of tea.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use klezmer in a sentence?

Imagine a half speed version of Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn mating with a Klezmer band and you'd be about right.

What does klezmer mean?

(music, uncountable) A type of popular Jewish folk music especially associated with Ashkenazi cultures.

What part of speech is klezmer?

klezmer is commonly used as noun.