Ants Taul

Ants Taul (born 7 March 1950 in Tõrva) is an Estonian musician and instrument-maker who played a prominent role in the revival of the Estonian bagpipe, the torupill.^[1] As early as 1976 (when he was 26), Taul was recognised as one of Estonia's primary bagpipers, with piper Olev Roomet having retired due to ill health.^[2]

Taul continued to play, including representing Estonia in musical exhibitions with other folk musicians in the 1980s.^[3]

Ants' son, Andrus, continues to make and play the torupill as had his father.

Discography[]

Estonie: Airs Anciennes. Ocora France, 2000. ASIN: B00004SRI5
Gajdy and Bock / Goat and Billygoat: Bagpipes from Central Europe. PAN Records, 2008. ASIN: B003T8P4UQ

External links[]

Estonian Bagpipe by Ants' son, pipemaker Andrus Taul
The Estonian Bagpipe, Igor Tonurist (1974?)

References[]

^ Säckpipan i Norden: från änglars musik till djävulens blåsbälg. Musikmuseet. 1990. p. 279. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
^ Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Musée instrumental (1976). Brussels Museum of Musical Instruments bulletin. F. Knuf. p. 53. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
^ Estonian Society for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries (1988). The paths of friendship. Periodika. p. 65. ISBN 978-5-7979-0092-4. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

[Säckpipan_i_Norden:_från_änglars_musik_till_djävulens_blåsbälg-1] Säckpipan i Norden: från änglars musik till djävulens blåsbälg. Musikmuseet. 1990. p. 279. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

[instrumental1976-2] Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Musée instrumental (1976). Brussels Museum of Musical Instruments bulletin. F. Knuf. p. 53. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

[Countries1988-3] Estonian Society for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries (1988). The paths of friendship. Periodika. p. 65. ISBN 978-5-7979-0092-4. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

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