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Developed in Southeastern Europe, influenced mostly by Romanian music (predominantly from Moldova , particularly Bessarabia and the Romanian part of Bucovina ); Greek , Ukrainian and Turkish music influences are also present Klezmer ( Yiddish כליזמר or קלעזמער , pl כליזמר , כליזמרים , from Hebrew כלי זמר — instruments of music) is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazic Jews of Eastern Europe . Played by professional musicians called klezmorim , the genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumental display pieces for weddings and other celebrations.