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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Dance sections lacked charm; lyric passages were spiritless; the klezmer episodes in the third movement were strictly goyish.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Netsky noted the irony of the WEVD material being thrown out in the early 1980s — just as the klezmer and Yiddish culture revival was taking off.
—Jon Kalish, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
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
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Netsky noted the irony of the WEVD material being thrown out in the early 1980s — just as the klezmer and Yiddish culture revival was taking off.
—Jon Kalish, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
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
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“Klezmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/klezmer. Accessed 21 Dec. 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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