Yes, the klezmer “default” is minor and upbeat. It’s my favorite example for the “minor != universally sad across cultures” thing since it’s not so “out there”

Yes, the klezmer “default” is minor and upbeat. It’s my favorite example for the “minor != universally sad across cultures” thing since it’s not so “out there” for the Western ear that people would struggle to even hear minor/major/“music” in it at all.