plural klezmorim
(ˌ)klez-ˈmȯr-əm 
1
: a Jewish instrumentalist especially of traditional eastern European music
2
: 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.
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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
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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
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“Klezmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/klezmer. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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klezmer
noun
klez·mer
ˈklez-mər
plural klezmorim
klez-ˈmȯr-əm
1
: a Jewish instrumentalist especially of traditional eastern European music
2
: the music played by klezmorim
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