A recorder’s effective dynamic range is not much greater than that of a harpsichord,
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Ooooooohhh! Anyone who's gone past a room with a beginner practising might disagree with you there, Alpie!Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View Post[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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Despite what some people insist A=442 is more widely used by instrument manufacturers than A=440Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
(though to be in tune with the celestial harmonies of the universe A=432 is preferred
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It appears that some early recorders from the Renaissance were pitched about A=460 - see https://www.moeck.com/en/recorders/r...essionals.htmlOriginally posted by MrGongGong View PostDespite what some people insist A=442 is more widely used by instrument manufacturers than A=440
(though to be in tune with the celestial harmonies of the universe A=432 is preferred)
This isn't quite a semitone sharper than standard pitch. That would be at A=466 approx.Comment
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IndeedOriginally posted by Dave2002 View Post
There are many misconceptions about so-called "standard" pitchComment
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For most of history there was no standardisation of pitch. During Bach's time, two different levels (Chor-Ton and Cammer-Ton) were in use in north Germany, usually a whole tone apart but sometimes a minor third, neither being standardised across the whole region (this is known from study of surviving instruments), and the situation across Europe was no different. This of course makes a bit of a nonsense of "Baroque pitch" being standardised now at 415, but people obviously aren't going to have instruments in all possible pitches even in cases where the original pitch of the music being played is known with certainty, so it's a 20th/21st century compromise.Originally posted by Dave2002 View PostComment
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I found out about ABS - https://www.creativemechanisms.com/b...ut-abs-plastic Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) used for most plastic recorders these days.
There do seem to be some advantages in plastic instruments on occasions. Wooden ones may take time to dry out if over played. Perhaps depends on the model, and how new they are.Comment
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... which of course is now highly collectableOriginally posted by Dave2002 View Post
My first ever Prom Concerts were listened to on a (now vintage) bakelite Bush Valve radio in the kitchen, now changing hands for about fifty quid. Not a bad sound at all as I recall.
And the tune ends too soon for us allComment
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There was an enjoyable bit of recorder playing on Saturday's Record Review:
...about 11 mins from start. A Dutch teenager Lucy [someone] playing, with lute, an arrangement of a Marin Marais viola da gamba sonata.Comment
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Telemann Canonic sonatas
This is also quite fun - a bit tricky I think. I think the video may be done by one player double tracking - it's not clear.
Sarah Jeffery also has a youtube about the Canonic sonatas.Comment
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Lovely canons. Thanks.Comment
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Lucie Horsch?http://www.luciehorsch.nl/biografie.php Playing tomorrow in Cambridge, AAM and Richard Egarr, according to the site.Originally posted by ardcarp View PostThere was an enjoyable bit of recorder playing on Saturday's Record Review:
...about 11 mins from start. A Dutch teenager Lucy [someone] playing, with lute, an arrangement of a Marin Marais viola da gamba sonata.Comment
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The Fantasias are nice too - see http://www.pjb.com.au/mus/arr/a4/fantasias_Crec.pdf for the music - some pieces not in the original keys.Originally posted by greenilex View Post
Also see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIhEJuCPzZ8 for SJ's take on these. There are links to some of the music under the video on that page.
Here is an interesting article about these pieces - http://www.rachelbrownflute.com/asse...----music3.pdf
A couple of performances - though on flutes - https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Telemann+f...ai=vcYQXQwS9sQ
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The Lucie Horsch concert is being broadcast tonight.Comment
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