klezmer

noun

klez·mer ˈklez-mər

plural klezmorim (ˌ)klez-ˈmȯr-əm

: a Jewish instrumentalist especially of traditional eastern European music

: the music played by klezmorim

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The joyous, buoyant sounds of klezmer music will ring out for hours this weekend in midtown Detroit when Michigan’s first klezmer festival is held. —

Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024 The moment the clarinet introduces the klezmer theme, everybody knows exactly what Mahler’s trying to say. —

Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024 The funeral march is solemn yet persistent with buoyant klezmer moments, while the shimmering Adagietto, though beautiful, is more distressing. —

Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024 Stratton also has a klezmer band, which played the hora. —

Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for klezmer