Astor Piazzolla is regarded as the founder of Tango Nuevo, a further development of the traditional Tango Argentino. During his life he composed over 300 tangos. For this edition, Markus Luthy chose six tangos from Piazzollas rich creative work to elegantly arrange them for recorder quartet. Without further ado it is possible to combine the recorder with other melody instruments. The sets are suitable for all players who mastered the basic techniques of playing recorder.'Eine Musik, die sinnlich ist. Sie klingt sentimental, traurig, manchmal religiös, aber nie kitschig. Sie ist rhythmisch, wirkt aber nie monoton.' Markus Luthy (ed.) / 4 Flûtes A Bec (SATB)

for Beginners-Recorder Quartets by beginner players by various composers. Compiled and edited by Fumio Kitamika. Contents:   - Anon.: Pavane   - T. Morley: Nancie   - H.L. Hassler: Von dey Geburt Christi   - J.H. Schmelzer: Pastorella   - Anon.: A Toy   - G. Farnaby: The Old Spagnoletta   - Anon.: Pavana   - H. Isaac: Carmen   - H.L. Hassler: All Lust und Freud   - J. Dowland Can she excuse   - Wath if I never speed   - J.J. Fux: Menuet   - G. Mainerio:Ungarscha

Originally this work was written for string players and the title says it all: the strings were played pizzicato i.e. plucked with the fingers. You can imitate the effect of the â??short notesâ?? on the recorder perfectly well.This airy and humorous polka requires a playful performance: experimenting with the tempo is the motto. When it comes to playing together Pizzicato Polka is not always easy: additional evidence of the quality of the Viennese orchestras of the day. For ensembles that do not have a bass recorder at their disposal an alternative part for tenor recorder has also been provided. A performance with five recorders is possible as well using this extra partto reinforce the bass melody. Johann Strauss II wrote the famous Pizzicato Polka together with his brother Josef.