Music of Romania

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 lunca[?] - found along the southern Danube
• De codru[?]
• Haiducesti[?]
• Hora lunga[?] - Maramures[?]
• Klezmer - originally played by Jewish musicians from Bessarabia and Moldavia
• Oltului[?] - found along the River Olt[?]

Other styles of doina:

• 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
• Le leagan[?] - a lullaby
• De pahar[?] - Romanian Gypsy doina
• Foaie verde[?] - classical form