klezmer

instrumental musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern Europe
Intangible music_genre Q212944
klezmer
Menachem Kipnis · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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klezmer

Summary

klezmer is a music genre[1]. klezmer ranks in the top 9% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,617 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • klezmer's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • klezmer's instance of is recorded as music tradition of Jewish ethnic groups[4].
  • klezmer's instance of is recorded as type of dance[5].
  • klezmer is a type of Jewish music[6].
  • klezmer's Commons category is recorded as Klezmer[7].
  • klezmer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Klezmer[8].
  • klezmer's practiced by is recorded as klezmer musician[9].
  • klezmer's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine[10].
  • klezmer's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include music genre[3], music tradition of Jewish ethnic groups[4], and type of dance[5]. klezmer is a type of Jewish music[6].

Why It Matters

klezmer ranks in the top 9% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,617 views/month).[2] klezmer has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] klezmer is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Topic's main category Category:Klezmer
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29863, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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