Romanian folk music

Which modern instrument fills the role of the taragot in bands these days?

• Trombone

• Saxophone

• Trumpet

• Clarinet

Which string instrument is essential in a folk band in Bucovina?

• Cobza

• Violin

• Gitar

• Contrabass

Which 2 instruments mix in the instrument called the hidede?

(hidede is not in the picture)

• trombone and contrabass

• gitar and clarinet

• violin and trumpet

• organ and piccolo

Which country influences the style of music in Northern Dobrogea?

• Ukraine

• Hungary

• Bulgaria

• Turkey

How is the singing the region of Maramures and Oas unique?

• Only the women sing

• The singing always has a shrill tone

• The singing is quite deep and melancholic in tone.

• Its unusual to sing while music is playing. Either there is music or there is singing not both together.

In Moldova this instrument is often used what is it called?

• Cimbalom

• Cobza

• Zongora

• Taragot

Transylvania was an important center for Hungarian music in the 16th century because at that time it was the only independent Hungarian province not occupied by which empire?

• Ottomans

• Romans

• Byzantines

• Russians

Which popular style of music is Doina often compared too?

• Jazz

• Blues

• Bigband

• Waltz

Bocet is a type of Romanian folk music usually sung at which accasions?

• Weddings

• Party's

• Funerals

• Work

The tempo of the cântec batrânesc (literally: song of the elders) is usually?

• Fast

• Slow