Juhan Maaker ( – 21 September 1930) nicknamed ''Torupilli-Juss'' was an

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n folk musician, a player of the Estonian bagpipe. He was considered one of the most popular players at the time called the king of bagpipe players. During his lifetime Juhan Maaker performed with great success in hundreds of concert halls and became popular all over Estonia and also in Finland. In 1927-28 he took part of five concert tours in Estonia organized by August Pulst, an activist in promoting folk music in cooperation with the Estonian Open-Air Museum Society giving all together 244 concerts. 36 pieces performed by Juhan Maakeri have been preserved and

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from Phonograph wax cylinders found in the Estonian Literature museum. During his lifetime a sculpture of Juhan Maaker was made by the Estonian National Museum's sponsorship. After Juhan Maaker's nephew

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(1890–1968) death there was only one surviving bagpipe player alive in Estonia:

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who became the revivalist of bagpipe in the country by training 25 new players in the 1970s. In modern times bagpipe playing is a part of the

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at University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy's Traditional Music faculty and in a number of regular music schools around the country.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maaker, Juhan 1845 births 1930 deaths People from Hiiumaa Parish People from the Governorate of Estonia Estonian musicians Torupill players 19th-century Estonian musicians 20th-century Estonian musicians