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What instruments are typically found in a klezmer band?
 
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What is cantillation and when did it evolve?
 
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Answer to Question 1

ANS: Instruments may include two violins, clarinet, bass, hammered dulcimer, and
maybe brass instruments and accordions.



Answer to Question 2

ANS: Cantillation is the standard method of chanting Biblical texts, and it evolved
around the 5th century BCE.





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