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Orpheus Music has solo recorder repertoire ideal for musical recorder solos on the soprano/descant, treble/alto, tenor and bass recorders.
Explore the recorder repertoire ranging from Medieval dances, Renaissance dances and Baroque solos, to Contemporary music including extended techniques for the recorder.
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Technical recorder exercises, recorder studies and recorder teaching manuals are available for all C recorders (descant/soprano and tenor) and F recorders (Sopranino, treble/alto and bass) - perfect to hone one's technical recorder abilities. Studies and technical sheet music for recorder (such as finger exercises, breathing and articulation techniques) start from beginner, intermediate and extend to advanced and tertiary levels. There has now been more recorder music written in the last 100 years than in any other period. The recorder is an old instrument that has taken the new world by storm. Some modern music calls for the recorder to produce unusual noises, rhythms and effects, by such techniques as flutter-tonguing and overblowing to produce multiphonics. David Murphy's 2002 composition Bavardage is an example, as is Hans-Martin Linde's Music for a Bird. |
In the 2012 Charlotte Barbour-Condini became the first recorder player to reach the final of the biennial BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. Recorder player Sophie Westbrooke was a finalist in the 2014 competition. The recorder is often used in popular music, including that of groups such as The Beatles; the Rolling Stones (see, for example, "Ruby Tuesday"); Yes, for example, in the song "I've Seen All Good People"; Jefferson Airplane (see Personnel as well as Grace Slick); Led Zeppelin (Stairway to Heaven); Jimi Hendrix;[100] Siouxsie and the Banshees;[101] Judy Dyble of Fairport Convention; Dido (e.g. "Grafton Street"); and Mannheim Steamroller. |
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Solo Book for Descant - Songs and Dances
Reference: ED5240
Publisher: SchottSolo Book for Descant - Songs and Dances
Composer: Various
Arranger: Johannes Runge
Instrumentation: Descant
Period/genre: Mixed
Grade: Moderate
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Composer: Various
Arranger: Johannes Runge
Instrumentation: Descant
Period/genre: Mixed
Grade: Moderate
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Pops & Shows
Reference: CH61539
Publisher: All PublishersPops & Shows
Composer: Pitts - John
Instrumentation: Descant
Period/genre: Popular
Grade: Easy - Moderate
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- $16.95
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Composer: Pitts - John
Instrumentation: Descant
Period/genre: Popular
Grade: Easy - Moderate
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Chocolate Bulbul
Reference: OMP032
Publisher: Orpheus MusicChocolate Bulbul
Composer: Thorn - Benjamin
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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- $13.00
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- $13.00
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Composer: Thorn - Benjamin
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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Gecko (Digital Download)
Reference: OMP029.pdf
Publisher: Orpheus MusicGecko (Digital Download)
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Composer: Monger - Gary
Instrumentation: Descant
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Composer: Monger - Gary
Instrumentation: Descant
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Absence and For Fardin
Reference: OMP156
Publisher: Orpheus MusicAbsence and For Fardin
Composer: Cogan - Racheal
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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- $17.50
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Composer: Cogan - Racheal
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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Sonate Brillante
Reference: WH29812
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm HansenSonate Brillante
Composer: Heberle - Anton
Instrumentation: Descant/Tenor
Period/genre: Classical
Grade: Difficult
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- $38.35
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- $38.35
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Composer: Heberle - Anton
Instrumentation: Descant/Tenor
Period/genre: Classical
Grade: Difficult
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36 Etudes Vol 2
Reference: M2116
Publisher: Moeck36 Etudes Vol 2
Composer: Bousquet - Narcisse
Arranger: Hugo Reyne
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Classical
Grade: Difficult - Very Difficult
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- $36.65
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- $36.65
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Composer: Bousquet - Narcisse
Arranger: Hugo Reyne
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Classical
Grade: Difficult - Very Difficult
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Eliyahu Ha-Navi
Reference: PBE45
Publisher: Provincetown Bookshop EditionEliyahu Ha-Navi
Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Bernard Krainis
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Folk/Trad
Grade: Difficult
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- $22.80
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Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Bernard Krainis
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Folk/Trad
Grade: Difficult
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6 Suites, Op 35
Reference: OFB147
Publisher: Schott6 Suites, Op 35
Composer: Boismortier - Joseph Bodin de
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Baroque
Grade: Difficult
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- $41.95
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Composer: Boismortier - Joseph Bodin de
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Baroque
Grade: Difficult
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Sonata in C minor
Reference: DOL504
Publisher: Dolce EditionSonata in C minor
Composer: Bach - Johann Sebastian
Arranger: Bernard Thomas
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Baroque
Grade: Very Difficult
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- $13.80
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Composer: Bach - Johann Sebastian
Arranger: Bernard Thomas
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Baroque
Grade: Very Difficult
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Douze fantaisies pour flute a bec alto seule Twelve Fantasies for Solo Treble Recorder
Reference: AL25457
Publisher: All PublishersDouze fantaisies pour flute a bec alto seule Twelve Fantasies for Solo Treble Recorder
Composer: Telemann - Georg Philipp
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Baroque
Grade: Difficult - Very Difficult
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- $28.40
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Composer: Telemann - Georg Philipp
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Baroque
Grade: Difficult - Very Difficult
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32 Etudes
Reference: 11265
Publisher: Edition Hug32 Etudes
Composer: Kohlrusch - Aram
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Moderate - Difficult
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- $41.95
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Composer: Kohlrusch - Aram
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Moderate - Difficult
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Fragmente
Reference: TMR3
Publisher: SchottFragmente
Composer: Shinohara - Makoto
Instrumentation: Tenor
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Very Difficult
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- $17.32
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Composer: Shinohara - Makoto
Instrumentation: Tenor
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Very Difficult
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Märchen
Reference: OFB154
Publisher: SchottMärchen
Composer: Linde - Hans-Martin
Instrumentation: One Recorder player (alternating descant - treble - Tenor and bass recorders)
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Difficult - Very Difficult
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- $39.95
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Composer: Linde - Hans-Martin
Instrumentation: One Recorder player (alternating descant - treble - Tenor and bass recorders)
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Difficult - Very Difficult
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The Delightful Companion
Reference: OFB016
Publisher: SchottThe Delightful Companion
Composer: Carr - Robert
Instrumentation: Descant/Treble
Period/genre: Baroque
Grade: Moderate
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- $34.00
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Composer: Carr - Robert
Instrumentation: Descant/Treble
Period/genre: Baroque
Grade: Moderate
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Epitaph for a Blackbird
Reference: ZFS430
Publisher: MoeckEpitaph for a Blackbird
Composer: Bresgen - Cesar
Instrumentation: Sopranino/Descant/Treble/Tenor
Period/genre: 20th Century
Grade: Difficult
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- $11.00
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- $11.00
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Composer: Bresgen - Cesar
Instrumentation: Sopranino/Descant/Treble/Tenor
Period/genre: 20th Century
Grade: Difficult
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Pieces for Solo Recorder Vol 5
Reference: FZZ25
Publisher: Forsyth PublishingPieces for Solo Recorder Vol 5
Composer: Various
Arranger: John Turner
Instrumentation: Sopranino - Descant - Treble - Tenor
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Moderate - Difficult - Very Difficult
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- $31.50
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- $31.50
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Composer: Various
Arranger: John Turner
Instrumentation: Sopranino - Descant - Treble - Tenor
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Moderate - Difficult - Very Difficult
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Solo I
Reference: EM1113
Publisher: MieroprintSolo I
Composer: Yoshimine - Fumiharu
Instrumentation: Bass
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Very Difficult
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- $28.60
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Composer: Yoshimine - Fumiharu
Instrumentation: Bass
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Very Difficult
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Essay
Reference: EM1105
Publisher: MieroprintEssay
Composer: Shimoyana - Hifumi
Instrumentation: Treble/Tenor + Antique Cymbals and Wood Chime
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Very Difficult
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- $26.95
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- $26.95
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Composer: Shimoyana - Hifumi
Instrumentation: Treble/Tenor + Antique Cymbals and Wood Chime
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Very Difficult
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Zana
Reference: OMP092
Publisher: Orpheus MusicZana
Composer: Waterman - Rodney
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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- $14.50
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- $14.50
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Composer: Waterman - Rodney
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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Polly wants a cracker
Reference: OMP249
Publisher: Orpheus MusicPolly wants a cracker
Composer: Thorn - Benjamin
Instrumentation: Recorders + Live Electronics
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Very Difficult
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- $23.50
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- $23.50
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Composer: Thorn - Benjamin
Instrumentation: Recorders + Live Electronics
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Very Difficult
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Birthday Piece (Digital Download)
Reference: OMP079.pdf
Publisher: Orpheus MusicBirthday Piece (Digital Download)
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Composer: Maddox - Richard Peter
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Difficult - Very Difficult
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Composer: Maddox - Richard Peter
Instrumentation: Treble
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Difficult - Very Difficult
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Pages from a Book (Digital Download)
Reference: OMP090.pdf
Publisher: Orpheus MusicPages from a Book (Digital Download)
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Composer: Lea - Beverley
Instrumentation: Tenor
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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Composer: Lea - Beverley
Instrumentation: Tenor
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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Behind My Right Shoulder
Reference: OMP001
Publisher: Orpheus MusicBehind My Right Shoulder
Composer: Clarke - Zana
Instrumentation: Descant/Treble + Voice
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Very Difficult
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- $17.50
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- $17.50
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Composer: Clarke - Zana
Instrumentation: Descant/Treble + Voice
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Very Difficult
