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Tatarstan is an autonomous republic within Russia where the largest ethnic group are the Tatars. Their traditional music is a mixture of Turkic and Finno-Ugric elements reportedly bridging Mongolian and Hungarian music. Nonetheless the most distinguishing feature of Tatar music is the pentatonic scale which aligns it with the Chinese and Vietnamese musical traditions. Instrumental dance music secular song and sacred music are all a part of Tatar folk music.