The instrumental music of the Yiddish-speaking Jews, especially those of Eastern Europe, is known as klezmer. This terminology was originally used in Jewish cultural life as the name of a musician who plays at weddings. At Jewish weddings, which usually last several days of days, klezmer musicians played not only dance music but also ceremonial music—for example during the wedding ceremony, and also music that was listened to during the wedding feast. Originally, there was no specia...