Klezmer: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Klezmer (כּלי־זמר) is a type of folk music, performed traditionally by Jews in Germany and Eastern Europe. Klezmer consists for a lage part of wedding music.

Horas, bulgars and shers are characterized by a fast beat, whereas the hora has a very slow, yet steady pace. The music is driven primarily by the violin and the clarinet. Since its inception, klezmer has spread throughout the globe, especially to the United States. American Yiddish folk singers were common in the vaudeville-era.

Klezmer music has become popular with avant-garde jazz musicians like John Zorn and Don Byron, who sometimes blend klezmer with jazz.