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Folk music is the oldest form of Romanian musical creation, characterised by great vitality; it is the defining source of the cultured musical creation, both religious and lay. Conservation of Romanian folk music has been aided by a large and enduring audience, also by numerous performers who helped propagate and further develop the folk sound.
Founded in 1995, the Romanian Top 100 was the national music chart of Romania. It was compiled by broadcast monitoring services Body M Production A-V (1990s and 2000s) and by Media Forest (2010s), and measured the airplay of songs on radio stations throughout the country. [1] [2] [3] In 2005, the number of radio stations involved was 120. [4]
The music performed for outsiders is called "gypsy music", which is a colloquial name that comes from Ferenc Liszt. They call the music they play among themselves "folk music". [ 20 ] Although Romani musicians in Hungary were mentioned in books since the 15th century, musicianship as an occupation didn't become widespread among the Roma until ...
Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (UPFR) has been publishing charts measuring radio and television airplay in Romania since November 2021, in collaboration with BMAT. In February 2022, Billboard inaugurated Romania Songs, a streaming and digital download -based chart compiled by MRC Data.
Inna ( left ), Alexandra Stan ( middle) and Gheorghe Zamfir ( right) are among the Romanian artists with the most charted or certified releases in the world's largest music markets. Since the 1970s, songs and albums released by Romanian [A] artists have charted and received certifications in the world's largest music markets.
The following is a list of Romanian composers . Liana Alexandra (1947–2011), neoromantic composer and pianist. Elena Asachi (1789–1877), Austrian-born Romanian composer, pianist, and singer. Nicolas Astrinidis (1921–2010), composer who settled and worked in Greece. Anton Pann (1796–1854), composer, folklorist, orthodox chanter.
Multiple record charts have been inaugurated in Romania since the 1990s. The Romanian Top 100 was the country's national chart until 2012. Founded in 1995, it was a ranking based on the compilation of charts submitted by local Romanian radio stations. The Romanian Top 100 was published weekly and was also announced during a radio show starting ...
Grigoraș Dinicu (1889–1949), composer best known for his violin showpiece Hora staccato. Sabin Drăgoi (1894–1968), composer and folklorist, one of the pioneers of scientific gathering of Romanian folklore. George Enescu (1881–1955), composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher. Valentin Gheorghiu (born 1928), pianist and composer.