RECORDER | rəˈkôrdər | [noun] a simple wind instrument with finger holes and no keys, held vertically and played by blowing air through a shaped mouthpiece against a sharp edge.
ARS Your Recorder Community – site of the American Recorder Society. The Education articles of the American Recorder Magazine are excellent for teachers. Please Join.
Recorder Iconography – this iconography contains over 4,300 entries of artworks featuring the recorder or recorder-like instruments in primarily paintings but also drawings, prints, engravings, etchings, tapestry, stained glass, woodcarving and sculpture. This data has been gathered over many years from a variety of sources including original observation in art galleries, image repositories, and print material.
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood: ‘Instead of Cocaine, Hook Me Up with a Recorder Group!’ – as he launches his own classical record label, the guitarist reveals how it all started with the humble recorder.
The Recorder: It’s an Instrument, Not a Toy – while published by one particular recorder company, this is a concise yet full account about a serious instrument with a rich history that goes back to ancient times.
O Virgo Splendens – a monophonic song from the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat (14th century manuscript) is most often performed as a 3 part canon. Sarah Jeffery at Team Recorder has arranged it for recorder and voice, singing and playing at the same time!
Wiggle Wiggle Flutebox – just because she can.