Music of Romania

Table of contents

1 Traditional music 2 Modern times 3 Contemporary 4 External Link

Traditional music

The most widespread form of Romanian folk music is the doina. There are other styles of folk music strongly influenced by Turkish music; these include the bocet, cântec batrânesc (traditional Gypsy epic ballads) and the când ciobanu şi-a pierdut oile.

Regional styles of doina:

• Ca pe luncă - found along the southern Danube
• De codru
• Haiduceşti
• Hora lungă - Maramures
• Klezmer - originally played by Jewish musicians from Bessarabia and Moldavia
• Oltului - found along the River Olt

• Ca din tulnic - unique type in which the melody imitates a type of bugle called the tulnic
• Ciobanul - shepherd's doina
• De dragoste - popular form, usually about love
• De jale - mellow, mournful doina
• De leagăn - a lullaby
• De pahar - Romanian Gypsy doina
• Foaie verde - classical form

• Ciprian Porumbescu
• George Enescu

• Gheorghe Zamfir

• Maria Tănase
• Tudor Gheorghe

• Phoenix
• IRIS
• Celelalte cuvinte
• Cargo

• BBC guide to world music: Romania - discography