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References
- ↑ The Jews of North America
- ↑ Béla Bartók Essays
- ↑ The Romanian Doina
- 1 2 Hora lunga (doina, cantec lung)
- 1 2 World Library Of Folk And Primitive Music Vol 17: Romania - Linear Notes by Speranța Rădulescu
- ↑ Stacy Phillips - Klezmer collection for C instruments
- ↑ Interview with Grigore Leşe
- ↑ Peter van der Merwe - Origins of the Popular Style
- ↑ Garfias, Robert. "The Romanian Doina". Academia. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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