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. Balkan peninsula with northwest border Isonzo-Krka-Sava The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region of southeastern Europe. ... Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Constantinople (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI... For the popular Tamil film, see Rhythm (film) Rhythm (Greek = flow, or in Modern Greek, style) is the variation of the accentuation of sounds or other events over time. ...

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. History (Timeline and Samples) Genres: Classical music -Folk - Hip hop - Jazz - Rock Regional styles Aegean Islands - Arcadia - Argos - Athens - Crete - Cyclades - Dodecanese Islands - Epirus - Ionian Islands - Lesbos - Macedonia - Peloponnesos - Thessaloniki - Thessaly - Thrace - Cyprus The musical legacy of Greece is as diverse as its history. ... Romania is a European country whose population consists mainly (approx. ...

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. Categories: Eastern European music | Music stubs ... Kievan Rus′ (Ки́евская Ру́сь, Kievskaya Rus in Russian; Київська Русь, Kyivs’ka Rus’ in Ukrainian) was the early, mostly East Slavic¹ state dominated by the...

Musical influence

Ottoman music

Main articles: Ottoman music

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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... The saz is a Turkish plucked stringed instrument, a member of the long-necked lute family. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Pandura. ... Woman playing the ney in a painting from the Hasht-Behesht Palace in Isfahan Iran, 1669 The ney (also nai, nye, nay) is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Middle Eastern music. ... A 1919 Kaval. ... Image:Kemen1. ... Gadulka Tuning The Gadulka (Bulgarian: Гъдулка) is a folk Bulgarian string musical instrument played with a bow. ...

Music per country

• Music of Albania
• Music of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Music of Bulgaria
• Music of Croatia
• Music of Cyprus
• Music of Greece
• Music of Moldova
• Music of Montenegro
• Music of Romania
• Music of the Republic of Macedonia
• Music of Serbia
• Music of Slovenia
• Music of Turkey

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Notable artist

Composers

• Candan Erçetin (Famous Turkish musician and composer)
• Goran Bregović (Famous Croatian musician and composer)
• Saša Lošić (Sarajevo-born Serbian, one of the most recognizable new composers of the Balkans)
• Petros Gaitanos (Famous Greek musician and composer)

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Musical groups

• Mostar Sevdah Reunion is a sevdah band from Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Mostar Sevdah Reunion is musical ensemble from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina playing almost exclusively sevdalinka and gypsy music. ... Mostar (Мостар) is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. ... Bosnia and Herzegovina (also variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ...

See also

• klezmer (Eastern European Jewish music)
• Roma music ("Gypsy" music)
• Balkan linguistic union
• Candan Erçetin