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FINGERINGS FOR MODERN GANASSI RECORDERS


RECORDER IN G (alto)

1st OCTAVE FINGERINGS (low notes)

Note

Hole

G

G#

A

B b

B

C

C#

D

E b

E

F

F#

Thumb

1
2
3

4
5
6
7











ø










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● ●

● ●
○ ○
● ●

● ●
○ ○
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2nd OCTAVE FINGERINGS

Note

Hole

G

G#

A

B b

B

C

C#

D

E b

E

F

F#

Thumb

1
2
3

4
5
6
7






○ ●

● ○
● ○
○ ○

○ ○
○ ○
○ ○
○ ○

○ ○

○ ○
● ○
○ ○

○ ○
○ ○
○ ○
○ ○

ø





ø

ø






ø





ø

ø





ø

ø






ø






ø






ø ø

● ●
○ ●
● ○

○ ●
● ●
● ●
○ ø

ø ø

● ●
○ ●
○ ○

○ ○
● ○
● ○
● ●

 

3rd OCTAVE FINGERINGS (high notes)

Note

Hole

G

G#

A

B b

B

C

Thumb

1
2
3

4
5
6
7

ø ø ø ●

● ● ● ●
ø ● ø ø
● ● ● ●

● ● ● ●
● ● ● ●
● ø ø ø
● ● ● ●

ø ø

● ●
ø ○
● ○

● ●
● ●
○ ○
● ●

ø ø ø

● ○ ø
○ ○ ø
● ● ●

○ ○ ○
○ ○ ○
● ● ○
○ ● ○

ø ø

○ ●
● ●
● ●

○ ●
● ●
● ●
● ø

ø ø

○ ø
● ●
● ○

○ ○
● ○
● ○
○ ○

ø






● = closed   ○ = open    ø = partially closed

Where several fingerings are indicated, the most appropriate for a given instrument should be used.


RECORDER IN C (soprano & tenor)

1st OCTAVE FINGERINGS (low notes)

Note

Hole

C

C#

D

E b

E

F

F#

G

G#

A

B b

B

Thumb

1
2
3

4
5
6
7











ø










ø































● ●

● ●
○ ○
● ●

● ●
○ ○
○ ●
○ ○






 

2nd OCTAVE FINGERINGS

Note

Hole

C

C#

D

E b

E

F

F#

G

G#

A

B b

B

Thumb

1
2
3

4
5
6
7






○ ●

● ○
● ○
○ ○

○ ○
○ ○
○ ○
○ ○

○ ○

○ ○
● ○
○ ○

○ ○
○ ○
○ ○
○ ○

ø





ø

ø






ø





ø

ø





ø

ø






ø






ø






ø ø

● ●
○ ●
● ○

○ ●
● ●
● ●
○ ø

ø ø

● ●
○ ○
○ ○

○ ○
● ○
● ○
● ●

 

3rd OCTAVE FINGERINGS (high notes)

Note

Hole

C

C#

D

E b

E

F

Thumb

1
2
3

4
5
6
7

ø ø ø ●

● ● ● ●
ø ● ø ø
● ● ● ●

● ● ● ●
● ● ● ●
● ø ø ø
● ● ● ●

ø ø

● ●
ø ○
● ○

● ●
● ●
○ ○
● ●

ø ø ø

● ○ ø
○ ○ ø
● ● ●

○ ○ ○
○ ○ ○
● ● ○
○ ● ○

ø ø

○ ●
● ●
● ●

○ ●
● ●
● ●
● ø

ø ø

○ ø
● ●
● ○

○ ○
● ○
● ○
○ ○






● = closed   ○ = open    ø = partially closed

Where several fingerings are indicated, the most appropriate for a given instrument should be used.

A study of Ganassi's original high note fingerings


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