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Klezmer, the Yiddish word for a folk instrumental musician, has come to mean a person, a style, and a scene. This musical subculture came to the United States with the late-nineteenth-century Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. Although it had declined in popularity by the middle of... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- Eastern Europe
- North America
- Philadelphia
- United States
- Bessarabia
- Ukraine
- Israel
- Poland
- Romania
- Kostakowsky
- Balkan
- Los Angeles
- Germany
- Slobin
- Frank London
- Warsaw
- Alan Bern
- Roof
- Odessa
- Moldavia
- Sapoznik
- California
- United Hebrew Trades
- Urbana
- Moldova
- Soviet Union
- Stempenyu
- Berkeley
- Belorussia
- Rumania
- Palestine
- Galicia
- Berlin
- Kiev
- Kishinev
- Judaism
- Fairfax
- Jerusalem
- Sholem Aleichem
- New World
- Hungary
- Paris
- Klezmorim
First Sentence edit
The term klezmer (or in Hebrew, kle zemer, "vessels of song") has had many incarnations over the years, having been variously used to designate biblical-era Temple musicians, medieval minstrels, and eastern European virtuosi.
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 781.62924
Subjects edit
- Books › Entertainment › Music › Musical Genres › Ethnic & International
- Books › Entertainment › Music › Musical Genres › Folk & Traditional
- Books › History › World › Jewish
- Books › Entertainment › Music › History & Criticism
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