Tõnu Sepp (born June 14, 1946) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n music teacher and a figure in

early music Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad musical era for the beginning of Western classical m ...

. He has been called the "grand old man" of early music in Estonia.Sirp: „Taanieli mäng” – peast ja eesti keeles
/ref> In 1971 in

Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu ...

Sepp laid the ground for early music education in Estonia and also founded the first early music ensemble in Estonia. In 1982 he launched the internationally famous Viljandi Early Music Festival.Sirp: Katse portreteerida festivali
/ref> Since 1995, his led

master class A master class is a Class (education), class given to students of a particular Academic discipline, discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also science, painting, drama, games, or on any other occasion where skills are b ...

in Tallinn Old Town Educational College has grown into studio Musica Silentii.Tõnu Sepp ja stuudio Vaikuse Muusika
/ref> The studio is active in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

since 2006. Sepp is also a renowned maker of musical instruments, having made hundreds of early music instruments.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sepp, Tonu Estonian musicians Performers of early music Founders of early music ensembles Flute makers Harp makers 1946 births Living people 20th-century Estonian musicians 21st-century Estonian musicians