Bela Bartok, a native Transylvanian, and his friend Zoltan Kodaly were two of the top classical composers of their generation, and prior to WWI traveled the Carpathian mountains for years collecting the folk music of the local gypsy tribes.
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Bela Bartok, a native Transylvanian, and his friend Zoltan Kodaly were two of the top classical composers of their...
I insisted that we play some of the Romanian Folk Dances before the wedding. That music has grafted onto my soul.