Klarinet Archive - Posting 000453.txt from 1998/11

From: mbundi@-----. Bundi)
Subj: Re: [kl] Klezmer
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 09:37:34 -0500

To me, it sounds like a cross between European and Arabic music. Eastern
European perhaps. Does anyone know where this style originated? Where can
I read more about it?

Marcia
Great Falls, MT

On Mon, 9 Nov 1998 21:26:36 -0500 musicgirl82@-----.com (Ginger Hill)
writes:
>Ah. . .Klezmer. The only definition I can give you is "Jewish Clarinet
>stuff". . because I'm not quite sure what it is, either. I think it is
>the Jewish form of american Jazz. Pretty Crazy. Have you ever heard
>it? There's some klezmer licks in "Fiddler on the Roof". I played
>clarinet in the orchestra for that show in my high school last year.
>That music is pretty rough. It's a lot of clarinet, and a lot of
>sharps! (Ugh. The "Bottle Dance" in the wedding scene is in 4 or 6
>sharps. I can't remember which.. but it was still a lot for me. . I
>was only 15!)
>I hope that helped a bit! :)
> ~Ginger
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>Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 12:43:33 EST
>>To: klarinet@-----.org
>>From: Scorp1014@-----.com
>>Subject: Re: klarinet Digest 8 Nov 1998 09:15:02 -0000 Issue 686
>>
>>Forgive my ignorance, but what is klezmer ?
>>~Jean
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