Eastern Europe: Popular and Traditional Music
The ASU Music Library has a growing collection of popular and traditional music from Eastern Europe. For some countries (marked * and in green on the map), we have enough materials for a more in-depth study. Other listed countries (yellow on the map) have at least one recording or text.
- Albania
- Belarus
- Bosnia
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- *Greece
- Hungary
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Macedonia
- Moldova
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovak Republic
- Slovenia
- *Ukraine
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General Sources:
The best general reference book on European traditional music is Europe , volume eight from the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (Music Reference ML 100 .G16 1998 v.8). A CD is included with the volume.
Albania
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "folk music albania"
- Read about the music of Albania in the New Grove II online
Belarus
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "folk music belarus "
- Read about the music of Belarus in the New Grove II online
Bosnia
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "music bosnia" or "folk music bosnia and hercegovina"
- Read about the music of Bosnia in the New Grove II online
Bulgaria
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "music bulgaria"
- Read about the music of Bulgaria in the New Grove II online
Croatia
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "folk music croatia"
- Read about the music of Croatia in the New Grove II online
Czech Republic
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "rock music czech republic"
- Read about the music of the Czech Republic in the New Grove II online
*Greece
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "music greece"
- Read about the music of Greece in the New Grove II online
Hungary
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "music hungary" or "folk music hungary"
- Read about the music of Hungary in the New Grove II online
Latvia
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "folk music latvia"
- Read about the music of Latvia in the New Grove II online
Lithuania
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "folk music lithuania"
- Read about the music of Lithuania in the New Grove II online
Macedonia
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "folk music macedonia"
- Read about the music of Macedonia in the New Grove II online
Moldova (Moldovia)
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "folk music moldovia "
- Read about the music of Moldova in the New Grove II online
Poland
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "music poland"
- Read about the music of Poland in the New Grove II online
Romania
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "folk music romania"
- Read about the music of Romania in the New Grove II online
Russia
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "music russia" or "folk music russia"
- Read about the music of Russia the New Grove II online
Serbia
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "popular music serbia" or "folk music serbia." See also "folk songs serbian"
- Read about the music of Serbia in the New Grove II online
Slovak Republic
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: or "folk music slovakia"
- Read about the music of the Czech Republic in the New Grove II online
Slovenia
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "folk music czechoslovakia" or "music slovenia"
- Read about the music of the Slovenia in the New Grove II online
*Ukraine
- Search the WNCLN catalog for books and recordings: "folk music ukraine" or "music ukraine." Also try "popular music ukraine."
- Read about the music of Ukraine in the New Grove II online