“This size of kokle sounds in low registers, so it can be called a bass kokle or a bag. It was called a bag by the inventor of the big tree Jānis Eduards Krauksts. He made the bag as early as 1947, but it is no longer playable because in the attic in Jurmala, “explained the organizers of the event.
Transfer of the original Great Kokle to the Riga Latvian Society. Working group of the Riga Latvian Society
Photo: Publicity image
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After careful research, the master of wood, Richard Walter, made a copy of the wood. The research was carried out by a working group of the Riga Latvian Society with the support of the State Culture Capital Fund. The bag impresses with its impressive size, its length is 209 centimeters.
Many of Latvia’s most talented young cockers, led by ethnomusicologist Valdis Muktupāvels, will sing.
An exhibition dedicated to the big tree and its preparation is located in the society house, where you can get acquainted with the life of Jānis Eduards Krauksts, the inventor of the big tree, and Pēteris Korāts, a musician, and see musical instruments made in the middle of the 20th century.
Entrance for donations. 25% of the proceeds of this event will be donated by the Riga Latvian Society to support the people of Ukraine.
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