[Ansteorra] buying recorders (was: iso dance)

[Derek Harris]

I wouldn't think it would matter so much what sort of recorder you use if you can sound good (good tuning, balances, no one louder than another). If you have an alto recorder when the music calls for soprano, you may need to transpose. But it really just means you need to know what your music calls for. If all the key signatures look the same, you have like instruments and/or singer. If its different, you're probably looking at mixed voices.

Derek Harris (via iPhone)



On Feb 15, 2012, at 3:50 PM, Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> 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
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> On Feb 15, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Zach Most wrote:
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>> 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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