The Latvian music does not have a long history. It goes back to the seventies of the last century when one of the first educated teachers of Latvian origin Jänis Cimze (1814-1881) published his collection Dziesmu Rota [Adornment of song] for choir. Four of the eight volumes of this collection were Lauku pulJes [Field flowers]. Those were the first Latvian folk song arrangements. Folk song arrangements for choir have become really important for Latvians - starting with the pupils ofCimze at the teachers' seminar in Valka and lasting until today.