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Hotteterre, Jean

1605-1692

maker of bagpipes (&c.) mentioned by name

Lived in La Couture-Boussey [SE of Évreux, Normandie]; Master maker and innovator of bagpipes (Musette) and other wind instruments; Father of Martin.

Instrument: Musette de cour

Sources

Baines, Anthony: Woodwind instruments and their history [1957]. With a foreword by Sir Adrian Boult. London, 1962 (2), p.275-278.

Web

Oxford music online / Grove music online: Hotteterre family