At our January meeting, the members of the GFC of the ARS were treated to a presentation/performance of music for C recorders. The music covered mostly the 17th and 18th centuries. Members were given music to examine. More information on music for C recorder with links and performances can be found in our "Building Your Library" series under "Articles of Note." The meeting concluded with a C recorder friendly jam session of English Consort Music.
The program and the recorders used are below.
Program:
Postillon from Der Fluyten Lust-hof Jacob van Eyck (c.1590-1657)
Theme-Mode 2
Canzona no. 3 terza detta la Bernardinia Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
Sonata IV Giovanni Battista Fontana (1589-1630)
Sonata da chiesa Antoni Caldara (1670-1736)
Grave-Allegro
Concerto no. 6 for Fifth Flute (descant) John Baston (1711-1733)
Allegro
Instruments used in this presentation...
Soprano: Susato/Kelischek Workshop Wide Bore Recorder. (These are the only plastic renaissance recorders of which I am aware. They have VERY wide bores.) Mollenhauer makes a soprano “Dream” recorder in plastic, but it is only Renaissance-like. https://www.susato.com/collections/wide-bore-recorders
Soprano: Mollenhauer Kynseker soprano in plumwood. This is considered a transitional, (something between full wide bore renaissance instrument and a narrow bore baroque instrument), 17th century instrument. It has a wide bore and single holes. The bore is not quite as wide as the Kelischek. The instrument is capable of a full two octave range. https://www.vonhuene.com/p-6668-mollenhauer-kynseker-soprano.aspx
Tenor: Mollenhauer Kynseker tenor (keyless) in plumwood. This is considered a transitional, (something between full wide bore renaissance instrument and a narrow bore baroque instrument), 17th century instrument. It has a wide bore and single holes. The bore is not quite as wide as the Kelischek. The instrument is capable of a full two octave range. https://www.vonhuene.com/p-6665-mollenhauer-kynseker-keyless-tenor.aspx
Soprano: Von Huene “Terton” soprano in boxwood at A415. This is considered an early 18th century instrument. The bore is very narrow. The instrument has double holes, a full 2 octave range, and a clear high register. https://www.vonhuene.com/p-23-von-huene-terton-soprano.aspx
Soprano: Kung “Meisterstuck”. This is a very old instrument (1968). The wood is a dark stained rosewood/palisander. The current lines made by Kung that are most similar to this instrument are the “Superio” or “Classica” line. These lines are baroque-inspired but not patterned after a specific instrument. The bore of this soprano is much larger than the “Terton” but more narrow than the Kynseker.
