🇧🇬 What does traditional Bulgaria music sound like?
Here are three recordings of traditional music from Bulgaria, recorded 1909 to 2014, performed by Original author: Ivan Karadzhov (published 1909) and Народна песен, обработка на Георги Петков and others. Each is a free, public-archive recording (Public domain, CC BY-SA 3.0); press play to hear the 15 second cut used in TuneGuesser, or follow the source link for the full recording.
The three recordings from Bulgaria
3 recordings from Bulgaria are in rotation. They come from Wikimedia Commons and are credited as the archive credits them.
Still White Danube - Тих Бял Дунав се вълнува
Original author: Ivan Karadzhov (published 1909) · recorded 1909
Melody composed in 1909 by Ivan Karadzhov based off of the poem Radetzky by famous Bulgarian poet Ivan Vazov. It was played by his high school brass band.
Licence: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons. 15 second clip, loudness normalised; the full recording is at the source.
Вокално трио Евридика - Цъфнало цвеке
Народна песен, обработка на Георги Петков · recorded 2014
Вокално трио „Евридика“, „Цъфнало цвеке шарено“, обр. Георги Петков
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons. 15 second clip, loudness normalised; the full recording is at the source.
Bartok - Contrastes - Sebes à 13 temps
Béla Bartók (1881-1945) - enregistrement par les créateurs et commanditaires, 1940 · recorded 2014
Third movement of Béla Bartók 's Contrasts (1938).
Licence: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons. 15 second clip, loudness normalised; the full recording is at the source.
Where Bulgaria is, and what it borders
Bulgaria is in Southeast Europe. It has a coastline and borders 5 countries: Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Türkiye. Neighbouring music often shares instruments and scales, which is why the game shows distance after a wrong guess.
Frequently asked questions
Can I hear the full recordings from Bulgaria?
Yes. Each recording above links to its page on Wikimedia Commons, where the complete file plays and downloads for free. The game only cuts 15 seconds.
Is the music from Bulgaria free to use?
The recordings here are Public domain, CC BY-SA 3.0. Public domain and CC0 need nothing; CC BY and CC BY-SA need the credit shown here, and CC BY-SA adaptations must stay under the same licence.
Is Bulgaria in today’s TuneGuesser?
Bulgaria is one of the countries in the daily draw. Which three countries play today stays secret until you play; past days are listed in the archive with their answers.