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WorksheetsSounds of Klezmer
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What occasions would you hear Klezmer music?
Jewish Weddings
Christian Weddings
Parties
All of these
Where are the roots of Klezmer?
Eastern Europe
Northern Africa
North America
Western Europe
Who is Klezmer music written by?
High class people
Jewish common people
Christian musicians
Clarinetists
Who is Klezmer music for?
Jewish common people
People who are not Jewish
The elite high class people
Slaves
What musical interval makes Klezmer music distinctive?
Major 5th
Minor 2nd
Augmented 2nd
Diminished 3rd
Diaspora means....
A musical instrument used in Israel
The combining of two kinds of people
The migration of a people away from their homeland
Yiddish word for music
What language does the word Klezmer come from?
Latin
English
German
Yiddish
What does the word Klezmer (Klei zemer) mean in its native language?
Musical Instrument
Musician
Music of the gods
Play time
Someone who plays Klezmer music is called .....
diaspora
Klezmorim
Klezmer
Clarinetist
What helped to spread Klezmer music everywhere?
The beginning of the recording industry
The Holocaust
Jewish composers
Jazz
What instruments are usually used in Klezmer music?
tsimbal, clarinet, piano
drums, clarinet, and voice
Clarinet, two violins, upright bass, trumpet and later flute, and guitar
Keyboards, synthesizers, electric guitars
Why do most Klezmer groups feature the Clarinet?
They have a very happy sound
They can bend the pitch to add emotion
They are easy to play
The are cheap to buy
What event almost ended the Klezmer traditions?
The Holocaust
The Jewish Diaspora
World War 1
The recording industry
What does bending the pitch imitate?
Being tired
mistakes
A broken spirit
Expressing humor or sadness
What musical influence did the Turks and "Gypsies" (Romani Travelers) have on Klezmer music?
They used the augmented 2nd
They spoke Yiddish
They invented it
They spread Klezmer to everyone
Name a group that helped bring back Klezmer into the mainstream in the late 1900's
Brave Old World
The Klezmatics
Klezmer Rose
Yiddish Yodelers
