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Maaker, Juhan

1845-1930
nickname(s): "Torupilli-Juss"

piper (&c.) mentioned by name

Born in Muda (parish Emmaste [NNE of Pärna]), island Hiiumaa (Swedish: Dägo); Brother of Priidu, uncle of Aleksander; One of the most popular players of his time, he was called "the king of pipers".

Instrument: Torupill

Sources

Allmo, Per-Ulf: Säckpipan i norden: från änglars musik till djävulens blåsbälg (Bagpipes in the nordic countries [From music of the angels to the devil’s bellows]). Stockholm, 1990, p.268* (from Emmaste, Dagö [Est.: Hiiumaa]).

Pulst, August: Meie rahvuslikke pillimehi [Our national pipers]. In: Eesti Lauljate Liidu [Estonian Singers Union] Muusikaleht VI;7/8 (Juuli-August 1929), p.242.

Web

dspace.ut.ee (Kristel Kutser, »Eesti Torupilli õpetamisel kasutatavad metoodikad algajatele« [Methodologies used in teaching of the Estonian bagpipe to beginners], p.16)
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