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	Klezmer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Klezmer is easily identifiable by its characteristic expressive melodies, reminiscent of the human voice, complete with laughing and weeping.
		Klezmer percussion tends to be minimal, no more than a woodblock or snare drum.
		Klezmer is usually played in shteygerim, prayer modes of the synagogue.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Klezmer (2284 words)

	Columbia Klezmer Band Homepage
		The Columbia Klezmer Band, founded in 2000, is a group of talented Columbia, Barnard, and JTS students from a variety of musical backgrounds.
		Klezmer, the music we play, is the Jewish folk/dance music whose roots lie in old Eastern Europe.
		Jeff Warschauer, one of the foremost exponents of the Klezmer mandolin who has played and taught throughtout the United States, in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
	columbia.klezmer.org (66 words)

	The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music
		The term "klezmer" actually refers to the secular instrumental band that played for weddings and other festive occasions, as well as to the street musician, that flourished among eastern European Jewry, especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
		The clarinet was one of the chief virtuoso solo instruments in many klezmer bands, but its virtual hegemony as the solo instrument most frequently identified with the typical timbres, flourishes and special effects of the klezmer style is probably more of a phenomenon of the American immigrant experience.
		The instrumentation—a contemporary incarnation of a klezmer band—features clarinets, saxophones, brass, a battery of percussion, piano and strings.
	www.milkenarchive.org /cds/cddetail.taf?cdid=2 (601 words)

	About the Klezmer Revival
		Klezmer bands are entertainers--at a simkha they play everything the celebrants want to hear, from rock 'n' roll to jazz to Israeli to the shmalzy old stuff.
		American klezmer of the early part of the twentieth century sounds different from klezmer today (Henry Sapoznik's Dave Tarras retrospective, is a wonderful place to follow the changes just in the first half of this century), and both are different from European and Israeli versions.
		Public klezmer concerts are also a new phenomenon, since the revival, and are themselves both demonstrations of the broadness of a band's chops, and teach-ins about a Jewish past that is foreign to most of the audience--including those who happen to be Jewish.
	www.well.com /user/ari/klez/articles/aboutklez.html (1735 words)

	Klezmer
		Klezmer, like folk and classical music, is "based on rigorous, highly stylized forms, with regular rules regarding tempo, meter, and mode, or where the notes fall in a particular scale.
		Rogovoy distinguishes three vital periods in American klezmer: The first was a result of the massive immigration from Europe in the late 19th and early 20th century.
		The second period, the klezmer revival, began in the 1970s and 1980s with performers like Andy Statman and groups such as the Klezmorim, Kapelye and the Klezmer Conservatory Band, going along with growing ethnic pride among American Jews.
	www.cosmopolis.ch /english/cosmo14/klezmer.htm (1748 words)

	Klezmer on RootsWorld
		The most recognizable style is klezmer, the secular instrumental music born in the 19th-century Jewish ghettos of Eastern Europe.
		Brandwein is the godfather of klezmer, and he along with Dave Tarras made it (alongside the blues) into one of the most influential musical styles of music in America.
		The klezmer revival continues unabated throughout the world, and this Italian entry into the scene is a notable one.
	www.rootsworld.com /rw/feature/klezmer.html (2067 words)

	Jewish Music in Romania
		Klezmer music has always been evolving, but in it’s original context it was a dance music for weddings.
		Klezmer musicians have been ruled by a democratically elected assembly since the passing of the former king, Dave Tarras.
		The trill you use in Irish fiddle is not the trill you use in klezmer fiddle.
	www.dinayekapelye.com /jmgeezer.htm (1305 words)

	Klesmer Music History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Klezmer Music is a style of music that is inherently Jewish in nature.
		Klezmer music was a product of Eastern European Yiddish Culture which the Jewish immigrants brought with them to the United States in the 1880's.
		In some ways Klezmer music was like the music of Jazz combos in that it grew out of improvisation, ingenious harmonizations and solo innovations.
	www.hesterstreettroupe.com /klesmer.html (254 words)

	The Wholesale Klezmer Band
		The Wholesale Klezmer Band consists of Yosl (Joe) Kurland, (vocals and fiddle), Sherry Mayrent (clarinet), Owen Davidson (accordion, banjo, guitar), Michael Suter (bass viol), Brian Bender (trombone), Richie Davis (percussion), Peggy Davis (flute and vocals) and David Tasgal (violin, clarinet, bass).
		It is a great honor to be involved in the revitalization of a culture." The trombone's role in klezmer is a fascinating one, says Brian, because it shifts from a pure bass line to rhythm to a tenor counter-line to pure melody.
		Of klezmer, she says, "I think of the music as having been written in Yiddish, even if there are no words attached to it.'' Peggy is a calligrapher and is married to Joe.
	users.crocker.com /~ganeydn/wkb.html (1677 words)

	Klezmer Conservatory Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Klezmer music began in medieval Europe, where bands of itinerant Jewish musicians went from town to town playing for Jewish festivals and special events.
		Until the 1940's, klezmer orchestras flourished, but with the new styles of music, and the immigrant Jew's desire to appear "American," the klezmer tradition faded.
		He is the founder and director of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, an internationally renowned Yiddish music ensemble, and serves as research director of the Klezmer Conservatory Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to research in and perpetuation of Yiddish music.
	www.klezmerconservatory.com /bio.htm (1951 words)

	Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . FEATURE . Klezmer Music . May 18, 2001 \| PBS
		HANKUS NETSKY (Klezmer Conservatory Band): The reason the music is so popular is that it has a beat that you just can't ignore, and it literally makes people get up, out of their seats and dance.
		Klezmer is played in a distinctive melodic mode that sounds happy and sad at the same time.
		Klezmer became for a lot of young Jews who were casting about for a way to be Jewish, a way to be Jewish that they felt really great about.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/religionandethics/week438/feature.html (780 words)

	Klezmer Kashes
		The flute was probably most popular in klezmer music in the 1830s, before the clarinet enters the scene in the second half of the 19th century.
		This happens a lot in early klezmer music, say, when the melody is noodling around in F minor sharp 4 (dorian with the raised 4th degree) over a d-minor chord; or the A major chord in a d minor tune which is played over a cadence which has g, c and eb in the melody.
		If you hear that Yiddish is "jargon" and Klezmer music was a poor music which we should not be proud of, or that shtetl life is not worth going into if you don't have to, find out your common ground, but don't let the attitudes depress you.
	www.budowitz.com /pages/AskDrKlez.html (6112 words)

	Klezmer History
		Klezmer, as a description of a musical genre, is of recent coinage.
		Klezmer took on some of the style of the music of surrounding cultures in
		In the 19th Century, the primary klezmer instruments were violin, cymbalom,and bass.
	www.klezx.com /klezmer_history.htm (661 words)

	the KlezmerShack
		My favorite alt.country klezmer tuba player, Mark Rubin writes in with notice that he's put up pictures and text of a summer research expedition to Romania by wonderful Budapest klezmer band leader Bob Cohen (di Naye Kapelye).
		Alaskan klezmer flautist-at-large Nancy Metashvili has been wandering the world for the past few months, and when we are lucky, sends back emails of her exploits from York to Mali.
		Klezmer is the music that speaks to me. It's balkans and blues, ancient Jewish culture and prayer and history, spirit and jazz all mixed together.
	www.klezmershack.com (3156 words)

	American Klezmer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Klezmer, the Yiddish word for a folk instrumental musician, has come to mean a person, a style, and a scene.
		The contributors to American Klezmer include every kind of authority on the subject--from academics to leading musicians--and they offer a wide range of perspectives on the musical, social, and cultural history of klezmer in American life.
		The first half of this volume concentrates on the early history of klezmer, using folkloric sources, records of early musicians unions, and interviews with the last of the immigrant musicians.
	www.ucpress.edu /books/pages/8907.html (499 words)

	OR-TAV - Klezmer Music
		The KLEZMER TUNES are now available in an arrangement for violin or clarinet solo and string orchestra.
		Daniel Galay’s contribution - bringing klezmer tradition to the classical concert hall - is bearing fruit.
		This is a result of his own performances, the workshops he conducts for students and professional klezmer players, and the popularization of this artistic genre.
	www.ortav.com /Publications/KLezmer.htm (589 words)

	Hire A Klezmer Band, Klezmer Music, Live Klezmer Bands
		Klezmer is the combination of Greek and eastern European music which is typically played at Jewish celebrations.
		Klezmer bands are most commmonly comprised of multiple combinations including the clarinet, violin or fiddle, accordion, mandolin, tuba, upright bass, and harp.
		A party klezmer band creates a true fusion between old school club jazz and traditional klezmer music which will surely have your guests dancing in the aisles.
	www.gigmasters.com /Klezmer/Klezmer.asp (262 words)

	KLEZMER : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Exported to USA by early '20s, almost died out with Hitler's murder of Yiddish culture, but records had been made (compilations of original recordings 1910--42 on Folklyric and Global Village) and a revival got under way '80s by groups incl.
		Also on Shanachie: Jewish Klezmer Music by Zev Feldman and Andy Statman and the Andy Statman Klesmer Orchestra '83.
		The klezmer flag is flown in the UK by Wallace Fields's Klezmer Swingers and reeds player Stewart Curtis.
	www.musicweb-international.com /encyclopaedia/k/K73.HTM (327 words)

	A Klez Act - Klezmer, Contra and Square Dance
		Klezmer music is a musical tradition which dates back several centuries in Eastern and Central Europe.
		After nearly disappearing, Klezmer music was rediscovered by a new generation of musicians in the 1970's and is now being enjoyed by people of many ages, religions, and ethnic backgrounds.
		Many Klezmer tunes were written specifically for group dances such as the Freylach and Bulgar, couple dances such as the Korobushka, and a square dance called the Sher.
	www.gis.net /~bloom (547 words)

	Oy Klezmer !
		One of the hottest trends in international music today is the revival of Klezmer, which features the soulful and exhilarating melodies of Eastern Europe.
		Oy Klezmer!'s core ensemble for concerts is a quintet, comprised of clarinet, violin, accordion, tuba/bass and drums.
		He caught the Klezmer bug and, once home in Atlanta, recruited the other two original members, violinist Chip Epsten and accordionist Susan Clearman.
	ksuweb.kennesaw.edu /~lsherr/oyklezmer (309 words)

	Klezmer Ring
		The Klezmer Ring wants to connect all people who are interested in or are even practising this wonderful music which originated in East-European Jewish culture and is now being performed and listened to all over the world.
		The program's mission is to encourage community service and to teach Klezmer to our youth in order to keep the form alive and to perform at synagogue programs, for residents of nursing homes, for children with special needs, and for developmentally disabled adults.
		Everybody interested in Klezmer Music, these wonderful tunes for concerts and celebrations that originated in East-European Jewry and are now performed all over the world, is invited to the Klezmer Ring.
	a.webring.com /hub?ring=klezmer (1329 words)

	The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band: Press Kit
		Parallel to klezmer was the Yiddish theater, and the golden age of Jewish cantors, and the Yiddish folk traditions." (Ari Davidow, Klezmer Musicologist).
		Maxwell Street Klezmer Band retains the soul of the Old World in its interpretation of klezmer while adding its own creativity, spirit and humor to create a performance that is expressive, entertaining and uplifting.
		The band (5-10 players) demonstrates what a klezmer band is, while introducing children to the instruments through rhythm and participation songs, with a view toward the uniqueness of the children’s own ethnic heritage.
	www.klezmerband.com /PK (3157 words)

	Amazon.com: Fiddler on the Move : Exploring the Klezmer World Book & CD (American Musicspheres): Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In general, though, the book is well researched and rich in anecdotes and makes a compelling case for the importance of Klezmer in American musical and cultural studies.DLarry Lipkis, Moravian Coll., Bethlehem, PA Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
		"Klezmer" is a Yiddish word for professional folk instrumentalist-the flutist, fiddler, and bass player that made brides weep and guests dance at weddings throughout Jewish eastern Europe before the culture was destroyed in the Holocaust, silenced under Stalin, and lost out to assimilation in America.
		Klezmer music is now experiencing a tremendous new spurt of interest worldwide with both Jews and non-Jews recreating this restless volatile, and vibrant musical culture.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0195161807?v=glance (1104 words)

	Amazon.com: Art of Klezmer Clarinet: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This CD is a beautiful presentation of the klezmer style, especially as it's expressed through the clarinet.
		She is clearly aware of the way Klezmer musicians arrange and perform the music and she is especially in touch with the old Eastern European approaches to the music.
		She captures the feel, the essence of those recordings in a way that not too many other contemporary Klezmer artists have (Budowitz is another group that has done this historical re-creation well).
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00003W8BP?v=glance (985 words)

	Klezmer Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		While the world of klezmer music is vast, there are several important features common to much of that joyous music.
		he evocative sound of klezmer music is achieved through the use of the 1st, 4th and 5th modes of the harmonic minor scale.
		remarkable device characteristic of Klezmer is the use of the harmonic minor of the fifth over that fifth's dominant-7th chord.
	www.nuc.berkeley.edu /students/scott/musproj/klez.html (488 words)

	The Strauss/Warschauer Klezmer Duo
		They draw from klezmer, Yiddish, Hasidic and liturgical music and culture, adding their own original compositions and song settings.
		They are members of the Klezmer Conservatory Band and have performed with violinist Itzhak Perlman on film and in concert.
		She has appeared on numerous recordings and was a long-time member of the Chicago Klezmer Ensemble.
	www.goldenland.com /strauss_warschauer.htm (419 words)

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