The best way to learn any instrument is to have lessons from a good experienced teacher. Although happily the number of such teachers is constantly growing the recorder is still frequently taught by enthusiastic but inexperienced teachers and many players start by teaching themselves.This series of books sets out to help learners of all ages in all three situations. Experienced teachers who may choose to disregard much of the text as personal demonstration is always clearer than the written word will find exercises and fine tunes a-plenty to support their own mathod at each stage. The less experienced willbenefit from many valuable teaching hints culled fromlong experience and may rely on the books to lead to a sound playing technique and a mastery of simple notation.Those learning by themseves - and I started in this way - are urged to work carefully and systematically through the books taking plenty of time to assimilate each point before moving on. For them without the personal model provided by a live teacher it is vitally important to listen as often as possible to fine players in person or on record so that they have in their mind's ear a clear notion of the kind of sound they would like to produce.But however they start I can only wish that all who use these books will derive as much pleasure and musical satisfaction and gain as many lasting and valued friendships as I have through this most subtle delightful and sociable of instruments. (Brian Bonsor)“...this work is likely to become a standart work very quickly and is to be recommended to all schools where recorder studies are undertaken“ (Oliver James Contact Magazine)These two tutors with accompanying teacher's books are for newcomers to the instrument who are beginning on the treble and so assume no previous knowledge either of the instrument or of musical notation.

Aztec Dances was commissioned by Christopher Orton with the assistance of the BBC Performing Arts Fund. The first performance was given by Christopher Orton (recorder) and Magdalena Nasidlak (piano) at a concert in the Manchester Midday Concerts series at the Bridgewater Hall Manchester in March 2010.The version for flute and piano was premiered by Wissam Boustany (Flute) and Aleksander Szram (Piano) at St James?s Church Piccadilly on Thursday 19 May 2011.1. Ritual/Pastorale2. Fertility Dance3. Ghost Dance/Song4. Sacrificial Dance Composer's Note The idea for the genesis of this work and indeed its title and individual movements came after visiting an exhibition at the British Museum entitled Moctezuma Aztec Ruler. The exhibition traced the events following the election in 1502 of Moctezuma as Supreme Ruler of the Aztecs and the subsequent invasion of 1519 by a Spanish expedition led by Herm?n Cort?s an event that was to eventually lead to the demise of the Aztec civilisation.Part of the exhibition explored the role that music and dance played in Aztec life. The primitive recorder together with trumpets and drums were used as an important part of the formal ritual ceremonies (including rather gruesomely human sacrifice) that took place to appease the many Gods which the Aztecs worshipped as well as for other more informal occasions in their social and cultural life.I have tried to reflect some of these highly contrasting and dramatic ideas in this four movement work.????????Edward Gregson

Six Recorder Sonatas. At the beginning of the 18th century, the recorder enjoyed great popularity as a solo instrument for amateurs. Among these were also the princesses of the English court, for whose musical entertainment and training Handel?s six recorder sonatas were probably written in 1725/26. Only four of them appeared shortly thereafter in print and thus also reached a broader audience; the other two were first discovered for the recorder in the 20th century. Thanks to their melodic and rhythmic incisiveness, the pieces, whose recorder parts are relatively easily mastered, number among the most beautiful written for this instrument. Owing to wide-ranging bass lines and copious figures, the continuo instrument requires a rather well-versed player. In the score of the Urtext edition, Ullrich Scheideler provides a moderate continuo realisation; the additionally available performance score (HN 1574) with figured basso part offers the advanced musician latitude for his/her own improvisation.

Sonate BWV 1014
Die sechs Sonaten für Violine und Obligato-Cembalo BWV 1014-1019 komponierte Bach vermutlich in seiner Köthener Zeit.
Es sind besondere Sonaten, denn sie sind in erster Linie für das Cembalo gedacht, mit Begleitung eines Melodie-Instruments. Nun hat Clémence Grégoire die Sonate BWV 1014 für Altblockflöte und Cembalo eingerichtet und so transkribiert, dass sie perfekt auf die Gegebenheiten der Blockflöte passt.
/ Partitions classique / Bois / Flûte à bec / HEINRICHSHOFEN

Giovanni Bononcini's Sonata in F for Treble Recorder and Continuo edited by Carl Dolmetsch.

16 Pieces. Par JOHOW JOACHIM. Les joueurs de flûte à bec n'ont plus à regarder avec envie les instruments klezmer typiques : la clarinette et le violon. Inspiré par de vieilles mélodies klezmer, Joachim Johow a écrit 16 compositions sur mesure pour la flûte à bec et a reconstitué des scènes d'une ville juive, dont 'Am Morgen in der Gasse' [Le matin dans la ruelle], 'Auf dem Jahrmarkt' [À la foire], 'Schlittenfahrt' [Balade en traîneau], 'Tanz der Großeltern' [Danse des grands-parents], ' Am Abend' [Le soir]. Un vrai enrichissement du répertoire ! Jouable avec accompagnement de piano ou de guitare. De plus, une partie de basse est disponible en téléchargement. Tous les morceaux sont disponibles au format mp3 en version complète et en version play-along. / Niveau : 2-3 / Musique traditionnelle / Recueil / Flûte à Bec Alto et Piano

Par PERRONE DAVIDE. Une ambiance Soft (y) à la flûte à bec qui, appelée par les claquements de doigts du pianiste, se met au jazz. Le rythme ternaire et l'ambiance décontractée des premières mesures rappellent le piano bar… mais les imitations, septièmes diminuées, inversions sont bien là, et la pièce se déroule en profitant de tout le registre de la flûte à bec, qui prend alors une dimension lyrique. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Moderne / Répertoire / Flûte à Bec Alto et Piano

Cool syncopation funky riffs and smooth stylish tunes - from dynamic to nostalgic Pam Wedgwood's series has it all. Really Easy Jazzin' About is a vibrant collection of original pieces in a range of contemporary styles tailor-made for the absolute beginner. So take a break from the classics and get into the groove as you cruise from blues to rock to jazz.For Recorder with Piano accompaniment this book contains some delightful repertoire pieces for the elementary recorder player. The solo Recorder part is also included on a separate insert.

Concert Pieces - Teacher's Book-A superb collection of classical favourites show tunes and Latin-American dances as well as ragtime and enticing new pieces by John Pitts arranged and graded for Recorder players of any age.Designed to be used alongsidethe best-selling Treble Recorder From The Beginning tutor series. Pieces begin using the first eight notes taught in the tutor book before steadily increasing. The pieces themselves are absorbing and exciting offeringinspiration and incentive to develop new skills and rhythmic awareness. You will also find eight duets - a superb chance to experience the wonders of small-ensemble performance either with a teacher or a fellow pupil!

THE JACOBEAN COLLECTION, Volume I: 18 Pieces for alto recorder and keyboard, ed. Larry Bernstein. This anthology fills an important gap in two ways: there is relatively little easy music for alto and continuo, and practically nothing from the 17th century. Dances by Horne, Adson and Dowland, some very lively masque tunes, and a magnificent set of variations, Dr. Bull's Ground. Score and part

These 12 songs without words are equally suitable as music for performance as they are as study material or for aural training in free twelve-note music. / Flûte A Bec Alto Et Piano