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EASTERN EUROPE Bulgarian music: /watch?v=qvC4cxaITCI Lyrics deal with the celebration of the growth and harvest of red peppers. In 1904, the young Hungarian composer Bela Bartok (1881-1945) had a listening experience that would change his career path. While vacationing in what is now Ratko in Slovakia, he heard a young nursemaid (Lidi Dosa) sing a haunting, simple tune. It was his first glimpse into the authentic folk heritage of his country. Bartok’s experience prompted him to write down the song, and it inspired him to “collect the finest examples of Hungarian folk music and rais