[Ansteorra] buying recorders (was: iso dance)
Stefan li Rous
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Wed Feb 15 13:50:05 PST 2012
Several people have recommended a recorder other than a soprano, when
being used in a group of people playing.
But I've seldom seen more than one or two recorders being used at an
SCA event. What about when you have a single recorder player and
perhaps a singer, making the rounds of the bardic circles? Which type
of recorder would you recommend for them?
Thanks for the interesting thread.
Stefan
On Feb 15, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Zach Most wrote:
> The Yamaha 300s are great. Most ensembles have an abundance of
> soprano recorders, and the over all sound of the group tends to be
> better with all the parts covered, and the lower parts double
> covered. Because of the frequency response of our ears, tenor
> recorders in particular are pretty quiet. Their parts tend to be
> easier too. The tenor is an octave lower than the soprano, so you'd
> only have to learn one mapping for a fingering to a note if you'd
> like to hop to playing a lead line later. For these reasons I'd
> nudge you toward a tenor if you can. Altos are great too. They
> tend to have a pleasant voice, they're a great compromise since you
> can play lots of harmonies and many lead parts if you'd like, and
> they fit better for folks with smaller hands than a tenor does.
> Alto and sopranino are an octave apart.
> Gaston
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