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词汇 klezmer
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Definition of klezmer in English:

klezmer

nounPlural klezmorim ˈklɛzməˈklezmər
mass noun
  • 1Traditional eastern European Jewish music.

    传统东欧犹太音乐

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Used for weddings, parties, dances, just about any celebration, klezmer is Jewish roots music, an essential part of the culture.
    • He has greeted the resurgence of klezmer, Yiddish, and Hassidic music among younger Jews with great enthusiasm and is regarded highly by musicians of all ages.
    • A classical clarinet virtuoso with Ashkenazi roots, he didn't actually start playing or listening to klezmer until the late 70's.
    • They teach their granddaughter the haunting klezmer melodies of their youth.
    • His music combines songs and tunes from a wide range of musical traditions including folk, blues, reggae, Cajun, and klezmer.
    1. 1.1count noun A musician who plays klezmer music.
      传统东欧犹太音乐的乐师
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Pianist Kenny Werner, bassist Greg Cohen and drummer Joey Baron,are incredibly gifted jazz improvisers who are no less brilliant as klezmer musicians.
      • After graduation from Harvard, where she majored in Russian history and literature, she headed to Seattle, where she tried her hand sitting in with a local klezmer band called the Mazeltones.
      • The reception kicks off with a klezmer band, and Sophie and Max are hauled up on chairs for the Jewish wedding version of musical chairs.
      • My father was a real klezmer, self-taught.
      • Klezmer, the traditional tooth and heel-clicking Jewish folk tunes that the travelling klezmorim used to play, has been yanked out of the ghetto and thrown on to the dancefloor.

Origin

1920s: Yiddish, contraction of Hebrew kĕlē zemer 'musical instruments'.

Definition of klezmer in US English:

klezmer

nounˈklezmər
also klezmer music
  • 1Traditional eastern European Jewish music.

    传统东欧犹太音乐

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They teach their granddaughter the haunting klezmer melodies of their youth.
    • He has greeted the resurgence of klezmer, Yiddish, and Hassidic music among younger Jews with great enthusiasm and is regarded highly by musicians of all ages.
    • Used for weddings, parties, dances, just about any celebration, klezmer is Jewish roots music, an essential part of the culture.
    • His music combines songs and tunes from a wide range of musical traditions including folk, blues, reggae, Cajun, and klezmer.
    • A classical clarinet virtuoso with Ashkenazi roots, he didn't actually start playing or listening to klezmer until the late 70's.
    1. 1.1 A musician who plays traditional eastern European Jewish music.
      传统东欧犹太音乐
      Example sentencesExamples
      • My father was a real klezmer, self-taught.
      • After graduation from Harvard, where she majored in Russian history and literature, she headed to Seattle, where she tried her hand sitting in with a local klezmer band called the Mazeltones.
      • Klezmer, the traditional tooth and heel-clicking Jewish folk tunes that the travelling klezmorim used to play, has been yanked out of the ghetto and thrown on to the dancefloor.
      • The reception kicks off with a klezmer band, and Sophie and Max are hauled up on chairs for the Jewish wedding version of musical chairs.
      • Pianist Kenny Werner, bassist Greg Cohen and drummer Joey Baron,are incredibly gifted jazz improvisers who are no less brilliant as klezmer musicians.

Origin

1920s: Yiddish, contraction of Hebrew kĕlē zemer ‘musical instruments’.

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