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 | |
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Born | |
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]