Oltenia Oltenia's folk music and dance are similar to those in Muntenia. Violins and pipes are used, as are țambal and guitar, replacing the cobza as the rhythmic backing for tarafs. The cimpoi (bagpipe) is also popular in this region. Muntenia Muntenia has a diverse set of instrumentation. The flute (fluier in Romanian) and violin are the traditional melodic element, but now clarinets and accordions are more often used. Accordionists include the renowned performers Vasile Pandelescu and Ilie Udilă. Doina The most widespread form of Romanian folk music is the doina. Other styles of folk music include the bocet ("lament") and cântec bătrânesc (traditional epic ballads; literally "song of the elders"). Doina is poetic and often melancholic, sometimes compared to the blues for that reason. Doinas are often played with a slow, free rhythm melody against a fast accompaniment pattern in fixed tempo, giving an overall feeling of rhythmic tension. Melodies are sometimes repeated in differing songs and typically follow a descending pattern. Regional styles of doina: Ca pe luncă - found along the southern Danube De codru - codru means "forest" Hora lungă - means "long dance", from the region of Maramureș, Transylvania Klezmer - originally played by Jewish musicians from Bessarabia and Moldavia Oltului - found along the River Olt Other styles of doina: Ca din tulnic - unique type in which the melody imitates a type of bugle called the tulnic Ciobanul - shepherd's doina De dragoste - popular form, usually about love; dragoste means "love". De jale - mellow, mournful doina; jale means "grief". De leagăn - a lullaby; leagăn means "cradle". De pahar - drinking song; pahar means "drinking glass". Foaie verde - classical form; literally "green leaves". Classical music Notable Romanian composers of the 19th and 20th centuries include Ciprian Porumbescu, Anton Pann, Eduard Caudella, Mihail Jora, Dinu Lipatti and especially George Enescu. Also famous are the composer and conductor Sergiu Celibidache and Vladimir Cosma. The Australian composer Julian Cochran wrote works extensively titled Romanian Dances with a collection of piano works and six orchestral works, exemplifying affinity amongst classical composers with the Romanian folk music tradition outside of Romania.. And from the second half of the 20th century by the Romanian spectralism school: Ştefan Niculescu, Horațiu Rădulescu, Iancu Dumitrescu, Octavian Nemescu, Ana-Maria Avram and others. Jazz Jazz has been imported in Romania as early as the interwar period, thanks to musicians such as