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Turkish political influence in Romania from the 16th Century until 1881 is well documented. Historical records also provide numerous references to Turkish music in Romania, which together with certain survivals in the form of instruments and musical forms serve to delineate the broader outlines of the potential area of influence of Turkish music on certain Romanian musical practices. In this presentation I shall attempt to gather together some of the surviving historical evidence for Turkish influence in Romania and subsequently to describe some previously undocumented surviving musical practices.
Robert Garfias (Thu,) studied this question.