The
music of Croatia is mostly associated with
tamburitza[?], a form of
folk music that revolves around the
tambura[?]. Tamburitza became increasingly popular in the
1800s, and small bands began to form, paralleling similar developments in
Russia,
Italy and the
Ukraine. It is sometimes said that the first sextet of tambura players was formed by
Pajo Kolarić[?] of
Osijek in
1847.
Some fans of tamburitza claim that the tambura is the most commonly used ethnic instrument moved to the United States from a foreign country.