The Art of Playing the Recorder

This book constitutes the definitive work on recorder technique. Although its author, a leading virtuoso performer on the recorder and transverse fl ute, describes it as “a broad overview of the basic techniques of recorder-playing,” it is actually more a miniencyclopedia on the subject. It consists of six chapters devoted to virtually every aspect of basic recorder technique, as well as a chapter on the requirements of a recorder suitable for serious work. Each topic is fully explained, with…