ABSTRACT

A Choice "Best Academic" book in its first edition, The Recorder remains an essential resource for anyone who wants to know about this instrument. This new edition is thoroughly redone, takes account of the publishing activity of the years since its first publication, and still follows the original organization.

chapter 4|17 pages

PERIODS: HISTORICAL

chapter 5|19 pages

PERIODS: MODERN

chapter 6|6 pages

STUDIES OF PARTICULAR SIZES OF RECORDER

chapter 7|10 pages

ART AND ICONOGRAPHY

chapter 8|3 pages

HUMOR, FANTASY, AND FICTION

chapter 10|10 pages

COLLECTIONS OF HISTORICAL INSTRUMENTS

chapter 11|22 pages

INSTRUMENT MAKERS: MODERN

chapter 12|27 pages

CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN

chapter 14|12 pages

INSTRUMENT-MAKING AND MANUFACTURE

chapter 15|4 pages

CHOICE OF INSTRUMENT

chapter 16|14 pages

MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, AND RESTORATION

chapter 17|35 pages

HISTORICAL METHODS (TUTORS) AND TREATISES

chapter 18|24 pages

PERFORMANCE PRACTICES (HISTORICAL)

chapter 19|15 pages

Technique and Performance (Modern)

chapter 21|6 pages

ENSEMBLES

chapter 22|4 pages

PEDAGOGY AND STUDY

chapter 23|8 pages

BIOGRAPHIES: HISTORICAL

chapter 24|77 pages

BIOGRAPHIES AND INTERVIEWS: MODERN

chapter 26|10 pages

REPERTORY: GENERAL

chapter 27|5 pages

REPERTORY: MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE

chapter 28|60 pages

REPERTORY: BAROQUE, CLASSICAL, AND ROMANTIC

chapter 29|30 pages

REPERTORY: MODERN

chapter 30|4 pages

SOCIETIES

chapter 31|5 pages

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