Music of Southeastern Europe

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The music of Southeastern Europe or the Balkans is a type of music distinct from others in Europe. This is mainly because it was influenced by the Ottoman Empire and also by the relatively common culture of these countries. The music is sometimes characterised by complex rhythm.

Despite the common influences, there are some differences among the region - the music of the Slavic countries differs from the music of Greece or the music of Romania.

The music of the Slavic countries of southeastern Europe is quite significantly different to that the music of Eastern Europe, which includes the Slavic states of the former USSR. The latter was much more influenced by the common eastern Slavic culture, notably by Kievan Rus and more recently the USSR.

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[edit] Musical influence

[edit] Ottoman music

Main articles: Ottoman music

Dimitrie Cantemir was a composer of Ottoman music.

Many musical instruments were introduced to the Balkans during the time of Ottoman control. Some examples include:

  • The Ottoman "Baglama Saz" was transformed into the Bulgarian "Tambura"
  • The Ney and other forms of Turkish Kavals → Bulgarian "Kaval"
  • The Kemence → Bulgarian "Gadulka"

etc...

[edit] Music per country

[edit] Notable artist

[edit] Composers

[edit] Musical groups

[edit] See also

Music of Southeastern Europe

Albania - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Greece - Macedonia
Montenegro - Roma - Romania - Serbia - Republic of Macedonia - Thrace - Turkey
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