Talk:Klezmer

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Klezmer has become to mean more the contemporary renditions of old Hebrew/Jewish/Yiddish music, such as the music by that of Hasidic New Wave. I don't believe this should be merged.

[edit] Edit explained

I removed the following sentence. It struck me as a subjective judgement, not a statement of fact:

"Unlike rock, or African-influenced music, klezmer is made for dancing while holding hands, or dancing with a partner."

One might also argue that the idea of dancing "with a partner" is not quite what Ashkenazi dances were about. Hmoulding 15:28, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "vessel of song"

כלי does not have to mean "vessel ". In this context, "instrument" would be a better translation. So - "instrument of song", or, even better, "musical instrument".

[edit] "Jewish Wedding" Link

"...especially wedding repertoire, since Jewish weddings would last several days..." It links to a Jewish wedding article, which does not exist, and which I doubt will ever exist. Maybe it should link to wedding, even though at the time wedding does not have anything on Jewish weddings in particular. --Mr. Jenkins 02:37, 11 December 2006 (UTC)