Aleksander Maaker (20 October [O.S. 8 October] 1890 in Muda, Hiiumaa – 28 January 1968),[1] nicknamed Torupilli-Sass[2] was a folk musician, a player of the traditional torupill, the Estonian bagpipe.[3] Maaker was from the Estonian island of Hiiumaa. At the time of his death, the only other torupill player was the revivalist Olev Roomet,[4] at the time a choir member, though other revivalist such as Ants Taul took up the instrument and its construction beginning in the 1970s.
Aleksander Maaker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 October 1890 |
| Died | 28 January 1968 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Other names | Torupilli-Sass |
| Occupation | folk musician |
| Known for | bagpipe |
Aleksander Maaker learned bagpipe playing from his uncle Juhan Maaker (1845–1930) (Torupilli-Juss)[2] one of the most popular folk musicians in Estonia called the "king of bagpipe players" at the time.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Sünnipäevad: 20. OKTOOBER" (in Estonian). tele2.ee. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ a b Helen Kõmmus (20 November 2007). "Särtsakaid lugusid Hiiumaa kroonimata peast Juhan Maakerist" (in Estonian). noored.hiiumaa.ee. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ Säckpipan i Norden: från änglars musik till djävulens blåsbälg. Musikmuseet. 1990. p. 243.
- ^ Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Musée instrumental (1976). Brussels Museum of Musical Instruments bulletin. F. Knuf. p. 53.
- ^ cätlin jaago (February 2005). "bagpipe "One goose makes two sounds."". Estonian Institute. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
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