page_title: Bock (bagpipe)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bock (bagpipe) / History
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Tomáš Spurný mit einem Egerländer Bock
context_page_description: Variants of the bock, a type of bagpipe, were played in Central Europe in what are the modern states of Austria, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. The tradition of playing the instrument endured into the 20th century, primarily in the Blata, Chodsko, and Egerland regions of Bohemia, and among the Sorbs of Saxony. The name "Bock" refers to the use of goatskins in constructing the bag, similar to the common use of other goat-terms for bagpipes in other nations, such as the French cabrette.
context_section_description: The earliest description of the mouth-blown Bock is illustrated on plate XI and described by Michael Praetorius in his treatise, Syntagma Musicum 2, De Organographia (Wolfenbüttel, 1619), plates issued separately as Theatrum Instrumentorum (1620).
caption: Tomáš Spurný playing an Egerland-style Bock
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