Klezmer is a style of traditional Jewish music that developed in the Ashkenzi communities of Eastern Europe. European influences on klezmer included music from Romania, Greece, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary (Romani) and Turkey. Brought to American by Yiddish-speaking immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the musical style has been influenced by American jazz. The music is typically played on these instruments: violin, cymbalom, clarinet, accordion, trombone, trumpet, piano, double bass, cello and flute. Klezmer tends to be lively and joyful: It is often played at Jewish celebrations — weddings, for example. In the U.S., there have been distinct periods of renewed interest in klezmer music during the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s.
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