Thinking of composing for recorders? Amazing! Here is a comprehensive guide to instruments, ranges, notation, dynamics, extended techniques and much more!
I have definitely left out a lot, so if you have your own tips or questions please put em in the comments. Also, this way isn't the *only* way, so feel free to disregard this advice..!
Want feedback on your composition? Shout it out in the comments section and hopefully you can partner up with a recorder player!
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00:03 Introduction
01:05 Instrumentation
03:29 Notation: ranges and octaves
07:07 Registers
09:23 The most important question!
09:42 Blending with other instruments
10:41 Dynamics
13:09 Articulation
14:27 Fingerings
17:40 Extended technqiues
19:28 Extra hints and tips
/// LINKS
Meng-Heng Chen conducting 'Recorder Rhapsody': https://youtu.be/6YjZjx8oun0
'Cold Song' by Purcell performed by Sarah Jeffery/recorder; Andrea Voets/hapr; Evi Filippou/vibraphone: https://fb.watch/6k9fLM_H25/
'Sin Descanso' by Roderik de Man, performed by Sarah Jeffery: https://youtu.be/x7sUa05cz0o
/// INSTRUMENTS
In this video I play on :
a 442Hz garklein by Küng
a 442Hz sopranino by Küng
a 442Hz soprano by Mollenhauer Concert Edition
a 442Hz alto by Yoav Ran
a 442Hz tenor by Yamaha
a 442Hz basset by Yamaha
a 442 C great bass by Paetzold
a 442 F contrabass by Paetzold
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