PHILIPPE BOLTON, RECORDER MAKER
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THE RENAISSANCE RECORDER
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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. |
Click on the picture to see a fingering chart
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This drawing by
Praetorius, which dates from the end of the renaissance (1619) shows a
larger family or consort of recorders. The lowest instruments are more than two metres long. |
Click on the picture to see a fingering chart
View the bore profile of two renaissance recorders
| The recorder in the Middle Ages | The recorder in the 17th century | The recorder in the baroque period |
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Philippe BOLTON, |
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