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THE RENAISSANCE RECORDER


This drawing by Agricola (1545) shows a typical renaissance quartet, with an alto recorder in g, two tenor recorders in c and a bass recorder in f, all tuned a fifth apart. The range of each instrument would have been an octave and a sixth.The bore would have been cylindrical for most of the length, with a contraction near the lowest holes.

Agricola: a quartet of renaissance recorders

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This drawing by Praetorius, dating from the end of the renaissance (1619) shows a larger family or consort of recorders.
The lowest instruments are more than two metres long.
Praetorius: renaissance recorders and other instruments

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