![]() ![]() That means they have a whistle-type mouthpiece. In technical terms, the recorder belongs to the flute family, and specifically, to the group called internal duct flutes. The recorder, in fact, has an illustrious history, and a golden era where its place in the musical canon was never in question. At best, pop culture considers the recorder a novelty suitable for a cute TikTok video.īut, it wasn’t always so. Beginners produce a shrill tone that, if and when it improves, migrates to other musical instruments. The most common modern recorder is a soprano made of plastic or resin. Nowadays, if most people think of the recorder, it’s with fond memories of kindergarten or elementary school - or, as a parent, with a wince at the memory of seemingly endless hours of practice. ![]() Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588–1629): Boy Playing a Recorder A Man Holding a Recorder circa 1550-1600, artist unknown French school 17th century, artist unknown (Public domain images) ![]()
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