Popular Wedding Music of Bulgaria



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By far the most popular music heard in Bulgaria is wedding music. Although music is also played at baptisms, house-warmings, and send-off celebrations for soldiers, wedding music—performed primarily by Gypsies—is a distinct folk genre that has increased in popularity in the cities and villages due to the amplification of instruments. Most wedding bands are made up of clarinet, saxophone, accordion, guitar, bass, and drums. The music is a mix of Turkish and Bulgarian dance rhythms, largely uneven by Western standards, that are based on Turkish and Arabic melodies.

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Folk Dance; Bulgaria; Clarinet

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