Search results: Play the recorder John Pitts companion

Composer: Various

Collated by: Denis Bloodworth

Instrumentation: Bass Tutor

Grade: Moderate - Difficult

Composer: Heidecker/Fortin

Instrumentation: 2 Descants - Treble

Period/genre: Contemporary

Composer: Bennetts/Bousted/Bowman

Instrumentation: Descant/Treble

Period/genre: Contemporary

Grade: Difficult - Very Difficult

Composer: Turner - John

Instrumentation: Book

Composer: Wynne - Nicholas

Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass - Great Bass

Period/Genre: Contemporary

Grade: Moderate

Composer: Engel/Heyens/Huntele/Linde

Instrumentation: Descant - Treble

Grade: Easy - Moderate

Composer: Various

Arranger: Manfredo Zimmermann

Instrumentation: Treble

Period/genre: Mixed

Grade: Easy - Moderate

Composer: Engel/Heyens/Huntele/Linde

Instrumentation: Descant

Grade: Easy

Composer: Wynne - Nicholas

Instrumentation: Descant - Tenor

Period/Genre: Contemporary

Grade: Moderate - Difficult

• Made from Pearwood, stained blue.
• Wide bore, full sound for ensemble playing.
• Attractive shape based on Medieval and Renaissance models.
• Large finger holes, good tactile orientation on the instrument.
• Baroque double holes.

Instrumentation: Treble + Continuo

Period/genre: Baroque

Grade: Difficult

• Grenadilla Treble.
• Alto Recorder after Jacob Denner (1681-1735). Denner-Edition 442.
• Hand-crafted baroque recorders. The top class among baroque alto recorders at modern pitch. Highest soloistic demands.
• The basis of the historical bore shape are concepts like those developed in the most important Nuremberg woodwind instrument workshop of the Denner family.

Composer: Various

Arranger: Sylvia C Rosin & Irmhild Beutler

Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor (or 2 Descants - Treble; or 2 Trebles - Tenor)

Period/genre: Folk/Trad

Grade: Easy

• Canta - the joy of ensemble playing.
• Made from Pearwood, Baroque double holes.
• Pleasant and clear sound which speaks easily.
• A fine instrument for either ensemble or solo.

Composer: Marlene Hobsbawn

Instrumentation: Descant Recorder

Period/Genre: Contemporary

Grade: Easy

Composer: Various Folk/Traditional

Instrumentation: Descant + Piano Accompaniment

Period/Genre: Contemporary

Grade: Moderate

Composer: Veale - John

Instrumentation: Treble + String Quartet

Period/Genre: Contemporary

Grade: Difficult

The new Yamaha YRA-324B three-piece recorder is Rottenburgh-style with Baroque-English fingering. It features an improved ,natural wood grain finish in simulated ebony, over a high-quality ABS resin body.

Composer: Wynne - Nicholas

Instrumentation: Wynne - Nicholas

Period/genre: Contemporary

Grade: Easy - Moderate

Composer: Beutler/Ripper/Rosin

Instrumentation: Bass

Grade: Easy

Composer: Kember/Bowman

Instrumentation: Various Recorders

Grade: Moderate - Difficult

Composer: Duschenes - Mario

Instrumentation: Treble

Period/genre: Contemporary

Grade: Moderate

Composer: O'Kelly - Eve

Instrumentation: Book

• Transverse Flute (fife) made from Pearwood in the key of C.
• A soft and enchanting sound, easy to play.
• The fingering system and basic tuning match that of the C soprano recorder.
• An easy introduction to flute blowing technique.