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BASTON, John (fl. 1722-1730)

Concerto No. 6 in D major (1730) for soprano recorder & continuo (18k) – transcribed by Judith Chambers

BEETHOVEN, Ludwig, van (1770-1827)

Allegro (6k) – transcribed by Nicholas Lander

Beethoven's involuntary contribution to the recorder repertoire was originally composed for a flute clock, a kind of miniature barrel organ driven by clockwork (often combined with a timepiece), with small organ pipes. There is a considerable number of compositions and arrangements by other well-known composers including Handel, C.P.E. Bach, Haydn, Mozart and even Wagner. A consort of recorders is an obvious vehicle with which to explore this repertoire. The present Allegro is the third of five signed autograph pieces in the Öffentliche Wissenschaftliche Bibliothek, Berlin.

BEGLEY, Rachel (UK)

Patriotic Diversions for recorder & harpsichord (13k)

BELLINZANI, Paolo Benedetto (1690-1757)

Sonata in D, Op.3 No.12 (la Folia)for recorder & continuo (41k, 6:57) – transcribed by Andrea Bornstein

Largo (3mb)
Allegro (3mb)
Respiro per il flauto [harpsichord solo] (1.6mb)
Follia (11.8mb)

Printable score availabe here (in PDF format).

BERKELEY, Lennox (1903-1989)

Sonatina for alto recorder (or flute) & piano, from Classical Composers Database

Moderato (23k)

BIBER, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von (1644-1704)

Sonata pro Tabula à 10, for recorders, strings & bc (30k) – transcribed by Steven Langley Guy

BITTI, Martino (ca 1655 – 1743)

Sonata in G minor (ca 1712) for flute (or recorder or oboe or violin) & continuo (38k) – transcribed by Roger Townsend

BOCELLI, Andrea (contemporary)

Con Te Partiro for recorders (6 kb) – transcribed by Charlie Jackson

Fugue on Con Te Partiro for recorders (5 kb) – transcribed by Charlie Jackson

BONONCINI, Giovanni (1670-1747)

Divertimenti (I) – transcribed by Roger Townsend

BONSOR, Brian (contemporary)

Pieces for soprano recorder & piano – transcribed by Renato Silva

Get Up and Go! (5k)
Nice n' Easy (6k)
Reverie (10k)
Serenata (11k)
Waltz for Mo (9k)

BORGES DE GARUVA (contemporary)

Programmatic Suite for Six Recorders

Lusco-Fusco (3k)
Sol da Manhæ (6k)
Roupas nos Varais (4k)
Recreio Matinal (10k)
Retorno da Escola (13k)
Almoço Musical (11k)
Soninho no Pomar (7k)
Banho da Cascata (12k)
Fim de Tarde (19k)
Boca da Noite (7k)
Serenata na Varanda (8k)
Ninanando (8k)

Information concerning the composer of this piece would be much appreciated.

BRADLEY, Robin (1937-)

Prelude & Tarantella for alto recorder

Lullaby & Three Dreams for Descant and Piano

Lullaby
Moonlight Breezes
Footsteps Behind You
Sailing

Introduction & Passaglia for G Ganassi recorder

Suite for Descant & Piano

First Movement
Second Movement
Third Movement

Suite in Miniature for Descant, Oboe & Cello

Scherzo
Nocturne
Lament
Little Prelude & Fugue

Contrapuntal Dialogues for Double Bass & Recorder

Dissent
Accord
Chaconne
Baroque Dance

Concerto for alto recorder & strings

First movement (12k)
Second movement (14k)
Third movement (30k)

Robin Bradley, wine writer and composer, is the father of recorder player/teacher Louisa Hunter-Bradley for whom the above pieces have been composed. Email Robin Bradley

BRAUN, Jean Daniel (18C)

Capricio: Allegro for solo recorder (5k), from Piêces sans basse (1740) – transcribed by Nicholas Lander

BRIDGE, Joseph Cox (1853-1929)

Quartet for Recorders (3k) – transcribed by Nicholas Lander

This is the the first twentieth-century composition specifically written for recorders. It was first performed on 12 February 1901 when Dr Bridge lectured on, and played the Chester Recorders at the Musical Association in London. 70 years later it received a second airing when it was performed by Ferdinand Conrad, Walter Bergmann, Dennis Bamforth and Colin Martin at a recorder course held in York in 1973. The original score is held by the Chester Archeological Society.

For further details see Kinsell, D. (1976). J.C. Bridge and the recorder. Recorder & Music 5(5): 157-160.

BRÜGGEN, Frans (Dutch)

Five studies for finger control (1957) for solo alto recorder – transcribed by Flauto Nuovo

No. 1 (Allegro)

El Gorrión Universal (The Universal Sparrow), five pieces for three recorders

Pastoras
Conductus I
Pan Búlgaro
Conductus II
Rigodón en Rondó

Sardana en Escabeche (Sardana in Pickled Sauce), for eight easy recorders WWW Page, Email.

CARMICHAEL, Craig (Canadian)

Blockflute Overture for SATB recorder consort with alto & bass strings (27k)

Crosswinds Trio Suite (1999) for alto recorder with various other wind instruments

Prelude
Generals March
Reflection
Finale

Excursion (2000) for alto recorder with various other wind instruments

Pondering (2000) for alto recorder with various other wind instruments WWW Page, Email Craig Carmichael

CHATTAWAY, Jay (contemporary)

Inner Light, from the Star Trek series.

Version 1, closest to the original
Version 2, orchestrated. slower

This is a song that Captain Picard played on the Ressikan flute with the head of stellar cartography (female) in the episode of the same name, also in the Lessons episode. The tune seems to owe something to the Skye Boat Song, or perhaps it is the other way around. The instrument used to represent the Ressikan flute on the soundtrack is a recorder, the first musical instrument in space!

CIMA, Gian (or Giovanni) Paolo (ca 1570 – after 1622)

Sonata à 3 (1610) for two Recorders & Continuo (16k) – transcribed by Roger Townsend

COLBURN, Grant (1966-)

Canzona for two recorders (5k)

WWW Page, Email Grant Colburn

COUPERIN, François (1668-1733)

Le Rossignol en amour for recorder & harpsichord (22k) – transcribed by Makoto Tahira

DE FESCH, Willem de (1687-1761)

Recorder Sonata in G Major for recorder & continuo (25k) – transcribed by Makoto Tahira

EYCK, Jacob van (c.1590-1657)

From Der Fluyten Lusthof – transcribed by Sebastian Loh, Thiemo Wind, and others.

• Aerdigh Martyntje (5k)
• Balet, of Vluchste Nimphje van de Jaght (8k)
• Ballette Gravesand (7k)
• Batali (8k)
• Boffons (10k)
• Bravade (5k)
• Courant 1 (48k)
• Courant 2 (3k )
• Courante Mars (3k)
• Courant, of Ach treurt myn bedroefde (3k)
• De zoete Zoomertyden (7k)
• Doen Daphne d'over schoone Maeght (8k)
• Denavond (1k)
• Engels Nachtegaeltje (7k)
• Frans Ballet (2k)
• Goosen (5k)
• Malle Symen (Malsimmes) (8k)
• Meysje wilje by (2k)
• Noch een veranderingh van Wilhelmus (4k)
• Onse Vader in Hemelryck (7k)
• Pavaen Lachrymae (10k)
• Preludium of Voorspel (1k)
• Psalm 140, ofte tien Geboden (5k)
• Rosemond die lagh gedoocken (8k)
• Rosemont (8k)
• Sarabande (4k)
• Si vous me voules guerir (6k)
• Stemme nova (3k)
• Tweede Rosemond (4k)
• Wat zalmen op den Avond doen (II) 9k)
• Wilhelmus van Nassouwen(4k)

FASCH, Johann Friedrich (1688-1758)

Sonata in Bb Major for Recorder, Oboe, Violin and Continuo (45k) – transcribed by Michael Starke

FINGER, Gottfried [Godfrey] (ca 1660-1730

Trio in C (ca 1700) for trumpet or soprano recorder & violin or oboe (33k) – transcribed by Roger Townsend

Trio in G minor for two alto recorders & continuo (33k) – transcribed by Roger Townsend

Division on a Ground, from The Division Flute (1706) – transcribed by Laura Conrad

Score available in ABC and PDF format by Laura Conrad

FISCHER, Johann F. (1646-1721)

From Partie à 2, 1 Flauto con Basso – transcribed by Hardy Marcks von Würtemberg

Air (5k)
Angloise (6k)
Allemande (7k)
Gigue (7k)
Gigue (6k)

An edition of these and other pieces by Johann Fisher is published by Schott (RMS 224, Edition Schott 2610). Their sources lie in two anonymous manuscripts of the Mecklenburgishe Landes-Bibliothk in Shwerin.

FONTANA, Giovanni Battista (? – ca 1630), Italy

Sonata I for recorder & continuo – transcribed by Flauto Nuovo

Allegro –Adagio–Allegro–Adagio–Allegro–Adagio

GLUCK, Christoph Willibald Ritter von (1714-1787)

Dance of the Blessed Spirits for recorder & orchestra (9k) – transcribed by Joshua S. Kaufman

GODDARD, Chris

Sonata in G minor for recorder & continuo, after the style of G.F. Handel

1. Andante 2. Allegro
3. Largo
4. Allegro (Gigue)

GOMES, Miguel Barata d'Andrade (1972-)

Concerto in C minor for recorder & strings

Vivace (16k)
Adagio (7k)
Allegro molto (16k)

WWW Page, Email Miguel Gomes

GUTHRIE, James (contemporary)

Recorder Concerto No.1 (2002)
A Classical Study for Three Alto Recorders & Basso Continuo

Allegro 4 kb
Andante 3 kb
Gigue 3 kb

Recorder Concerto No.2 (2002)
A Classical Study for Three Alto Recorders & Orchestra (2002)

Allegro (4 kb)
Andante (4 kb)
Finale (5 kb)

Recorder Concerto No. 3 (2003
A Classical Study for Three Recorders & Basso Continuo

Allegro (4 kb)
Andante (5 kb)
Finale

Sonatina (2002)
A Classical Study for Three Unaccompanied Alto Recorders

Allegro (2 kb)
Andante (4 kb)
Gigue (3 kb)

Liturgical arrangements for recorder consort

James Guthrie's Home Page

HAND, Colin (1929 – )

Sonata Piccola for alto recorder & piano (32k) – transcribed by Roger Townsend

Sonatina No. 1, Op. 41 for recorder & piano (33k) – transcribed by Tony Purnell

1. Quickly and with precision
2. Slowly and expressively
3. With wit and vigour

This was published by Oxford University Press (1960), more recently by Braydeston Press (1980) and distributed by William Elkin Music Services, Norwich.

This work is also available in a playalong version (see below).

HANDEL, George Frederic (1685-1759)

Sonata No. 1 in G minor for alto recorder & continuo – transcribed by Virtual Académie

Larghetto (5k)
Andante (21k)
Adagio (2k)
Presto (16k)

Sonata No. 1 in G Minor for recorder & continuo (43k) – transcribed by Makoto Tahira

Sonata No. 2 in A minor for alto recorder & continuo – transcribed by Virtual Académie

Larghetto (5k)
Allegro (14k)
Adagio (3k)
Allegro (15k)

Sonata No. 2 in A Minor for recorder & continuo (47k) – transcribed by Makoto Tahira

Sonata No. 3 in C major for alto recorder & continuo – transcribed by Virtual Académie

Larghetto (4k)
Allegro (10k)
Lharghetto (3k)
a Tempo di Govotta (10k)
Allegro (12k)

Sonata No. 4 in F major for alto recorder & continuo – transcribed by Virtual Académie

Larghetto (4k)
Allegro (11k)
alla Siciliana (2k)
Allegro (12k)

Trio sonata in F major for two recorders & continuo (42k) – transcribed by Roger Townsend

Allegro
Grave
Allegro

An edition of this work edited by Christopher Hogwood is published by Faber, London, F0627 (1981)

Concerto in B flat major for Recorder, Bassoon, Strings & Continuo– transcribed by David Bellugi

1st movement (21k)
2nd movement (11k)
3rd movement (11k)

This has been arranged from from the Harp Concerto, Opus IV, n. 6, which calls for two recorders in the accompanying orchestra.

HINDEMITH, Paul (1895-1963)

Trio from Plöner Musiktag, for recorders (1932)

Allegro (7k) – transcribed by Nicholas Lander
Fugato: Sostenuto
Vivace (8k) – transcribed by Charlie Billings

IBERT, Jacques (1890-1962)

Pastoral from Pipeaux, for four pipes (1934) – transcribed by Nicholas Lander

Annihilating all that's made
To a green thought in a green shade.

Allegro giocoso (2k)

Ibert's involuntary composition for recorder quartet was written for Louise Dyer's Pipeaux, a collection of Mélodies for bamboo pipes by Milhaud, Roussel, Ibert, Auric, Poulenc, Ferroud and Martelli published in Dyer's Éditions de L'Oiseau Lyre.

Jig O'Doom for SAT recorders (4k)

Steve Karpiniec's Page

KYOSE, Yasuji (1900-1981), Japanese

Trio for ATB recorders – transcribed by Flauto Nuovo

Moderato (5k)
Lento (6k)
Allegro moderato (10k)

LANGTON, Robin (1944 – ), British

Fantasia for Two Viols and Recorder with an Air by Mr. Bernstein (12k)

The Langton Page (Classical MIDI Connection)

LAZARIDES, Sifis, Greek

Concerto for Alto Recorder (Allegro) (10k)

Sifis Lazarides Home Page

LEENHOUTS, Paul (1957-)

Report upon: "When Shall the Sun Shine? (22 k) – transcribed by Ensemble 1915

LE JEUNE, Henry (1636/7)

Gavotte pour les Flustes douces – transcribed by Nicholas Lander

Gavotte pour les Flustes douces – arranged by Richard Voss

In Harmonie Universelle (1636/7), Marin Mersenne suggested that recorders should be used like the 4' and 8' registers of an organ, by having a small consort (4') consisting of alto in f', two tenors in c', and a basset in f; and a large consort (8') of basset in f', two basses in b flat, and contra bass in in F. Thus the idea of the recorder orchestra was born.

Richard's arrangement is for mixed renaissance instruments, including recorders. My own transcription follows Mersenne's suggestions and is necessarily rather more staid.

Le Jeune's Gavotte pour les Flustes douces [sic.] was composed for Mersenne's Harmonie Universelle.

LOEILLET, Jean-Baptiste

Sonata in Bb Major for recorder & basso continuo (47K) – transcribed by Makoto Tahira

MARCELLO, Benedetto (1686-1739), Italian

Solo Sonata in F –- transcribed by Marty Weimer

1st movement (45k)
2nd movement (12k)
3rd movement (2k)
4th movement (10k)

MARSHALL, Nicholas

A Playford Garland, five tunes from The English Dancing Master for soprano & alto recorders & guitar or piano (38k) – transcribed by Roger Townsend

This is published by Forsyth Bros Ltd, Manchester

MARSHALL, Steve

An extensive collection of original compostions and arrangements for recorder by Steve Marshall is available as scores and midi files on Steve's May Hill Edition website. This is a must visit.

MATHESON, J. (1681-1764)

Sonata 1 for two alto recorders – transcribed by CAOS Ensemble

Prelude: Largo (4k)
Lentement (3k)

MAUTE, M. (1963-)

Les Barricades for 3 treble recorders (1989) (38k) – transcribed by Ensemble 1915

Suite en Trio (9k) – transcribed by Ensemble 1915

MOYA, Mark (1980-)

Concerto Grosso con Flauto dolce e Violino in C major

1st Mov't. (13K)
2nd Mov't. (2K)
3rd Mov't. (12K)

Sonata a tre per Flauto, Violino e Basso

Allegro-Fuga (15k)

Concerto Op. 7, No. 2 (per Flauto dolce in sol maggiore)

Allegro (27k)
Largo, ma non troppo (6k)
Allegro Giocoso (27k)

Mark Moya, from MIDIWorld.

MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)

Adagio K. 617A (1791) (4k) – transcribed by Nicholas Lander

At the time he was composing Die Zauberflöte, Mozart wrote this Adagio for the blind Marianne Kirchgessner, a virtuoso on the glass harmonica which comprised a set of musical glasses revolving in water producing a clear, pure sustained sound. A consort of recorders is a good approximation of its timbre.

NIEUWKERK, Willem Wander van

Kadanza (1989) (12k) – transcribed by Ensemble 1915

PACCHIONI, Giorgio (1947 -)

Concerto in D minor Op. 19 for Recorder & Strings

Andante (18k)
Allegro (17k)
Lento (13k)
Allegro (16k)

Concerto in F major for Recorder, Traverso & Orchestra

Largo (20k)
Allegro (42k)
Largo (15k)
Allegro (24k)

Double Concerto in D minor for 2 Recorders &Strings Op.57 (dedicated to John Tyson & Miyuki Tsuru)

Largo (9k)
Allegro assai (30k)
Dolce (12k)
Allegro spedito (40k)

TrioSonata in D minor Op. 26 No. 3 for Recorder, Violin & Continuo

Andante (7k)
Vivace (16k)
Triste (6k)
Allegro (16k)

TrioSonata in F major Op. 26 No. 4 for Recorder, Violin & Continuo

Andante (6k)
Allegro risoluto (15k)
Largo (2k)
Allegro (17k)

TrioSonata in G major Op. 21 No. 1 for Recorder, Violin & Continuo

Affetuoso (5k)
Spirituoso (18k)
Andante (8k)
Allegro (22k)

Sonata in F Major Op. 26#4 (for 2 Recorder, Violin & Continuo)

Affettuoso
Allegro risoluto, sopra l'aria del Gran Duca
Largo assai
Vivace

TrioSonata in F Op. 26 No. 7 major for two Recorder & Continuo

1. Affettuoso (5k)
2. Allegro Sopra l'aria del Granduca (12k)
3. Largo Assai (4k)
4. Vivace (17k)

TrioSonata in F major Op. 26 No. 9 for Recorder, Viola da Gamba & Continuo

1. Vivace (20k)
2. Mesto (4k)
3. Allegro (25k)

TrioSonata in D minor Op. 26 No. 11 for Recorder, Horn & Continuo

1. Allegro (18k)
2. Adagio (5k)
3. Vivace, ma non troppo (16k)

Quartetto in G major for Trumpet (baroque), Recorder, Oboe & Bassoon

This work is no longer available, alas, but is now published commercially on CD (see below).

Ciaccona in F major for Recorder & Continuo (22k)

Grand Ciaconna (Op.36 No. 1) for 2 Recorders, 2 Oboe, 2 Violins, Harp, Bassoon & Continuo

Partitas & Fugue

A sonata over a bass ground written for the 30th anniversary of SIFD (Italian recorder society).

Grounds

Ground in G minor Op. 1 No. 7 for Recorder & Continuo (33k)
Ciaccona in F Major Op. 1 No. 8 for Recorder & B.C. Op.1 No. 8 (22k)
Ground No. 1 for Recorder & B. C. (16k)
Ground No. 2 for Two Recorders & B. C. (20k)
Passacaglia a 3 Flauti Op.1 No. 6 (13k)
Ground in F major for Recorder & Continuo (22k)
Italian Ground Op. 30 No. 2 for Recorder, Oboe & B.C.
Greensleves Op. 30 No. 4 for Recorder & B.C.
Ciaconne Op. 30 No. 5 for Recorder, Violin & B.C.
Chaconne Op. 30 No. 6 for 2 Recorder & B.C.

Passacaglia a 3 Flauti (13k)

Three Fugues for Recorder Quartet (S.A.T.B.)

Allegro (6k)
Largo-Allegro (5k)
Andante mosso (6k)

Twelve Fugues for Recorder, Oboe (Violin), Bassoon, & Continuo

1 Fuga in FA magg., Allegro (6k) 2 Fuga in SIb maj., Allegro vivace (7k) 3 Fuga in DO min., Largo (5k)

4 Fuga in DO magg., Allegro (5k) 5 Fuga in RE min., Largo (5k) 6 Fuga in FA magg., Allegro (9k)

7 Fuga in RE min., Andante (7k) 8 Fuga in FA magg., Allegro spirituoso (7k) 9 Fuga in DO min., Dolce (9k)

10 Fuga in SOL min., Allegro (13k) 11 Fuga in FA magg., Larghetto (11k) 12 Fuga in RE min., Allegro risoluto (7k)

Cantata Il Rosignolo (Op.34 No. 1) for Soprano, Recorder & Continuo

Il Rosignolo (air), Allegro moderato (11k)
Recitativo (3k)
Col tuo mesto (air), Dolce (12k)

Il rosignolo, se scioglie il volo, ancor volando cantando va. Forma col canto un mesto pianto, d'amor si duole e vuol pietà.

Vola dal mirto al faggio e cantando si lagna che perdé la compagna. Cerca il bosco e il prato, or mesto ed ora irato, spiega all' aure le piume incontro al dio del lume e, con la scorta degli accesi rai, vola dal piano al monte. Ma, stanco e disperato, riposa i vanni al mormorio d'un fonte e, ascoltando di quello anche i lamenti, scioglie voci canore in questi accenti:

Col tuo mesto mormorio, vago rio, il mio duol conforti ancor; chè il compagno nel tormento è un contento è un contento è un contento al rio dolor.

[The text is from a Scarlatti cantata]

Cantata Lascia piu' di tormentarmi (Op.34 #2) for Soprano, Recorder & Continuo

Lascia piu' di tormentarmi (air), Triste (6k)
Recitativo (1k)
Un sol giorno (air), Andante (12k)

Lascia più di tormentarmi, rimembranza del mio ben! Tu sei troppo pertinace nel conterndermi la pace, e un momento di contento mai non doni a questo sen.

Ancor sazia non sei, tiranna degl'amanti, lontananza crudel, di darmi morte, se con spietata sorte fai che del mio bel sol in ogni loco provi l'ardor benché sia lungi il foco.

Un sol giorno questo core brama aver di libertà; poi ritorni alle sue pene, notte e dì pianga il suo bene, che contento ognor sarà.

Per un momento solo (Op.37 #1) for Soprano, Recorder & Continuo

Per un momento solo (Air), Allegro (14k)
Non v'é (Recitativo) (2k)
Mio Core (Air), Allegro (18k)

Per un momento solo lasciate, affanni miei, di tormentarmi, e poi ritorni il duolo, armato di sciagure, a tormentarmi.

Non v'é né fu giammai, vivente core del mio più sfortunato: gioco di ria fortuna, scherzo d'avverso fato. Di quanto irato ciel quaggiù disserra catastrofe di pene e crudi affanni, ricetto miserabile ed eterno e' chiude in se di Tizio, d'Issione, di Tantalo e d'Averno le pene tutte, anzi, più crudo inferno.

Mio core, affanni e pene intenti a' danni tuoi avrai per sempre. Hanno le tue catene, che frangere non puoi, eterne tempre.

3 Fugues from Op. 28 for Recorder, Oboe, Violin & Continuo

Fugue #9 (21k)
Fugue #11 (18k)
Fugue #12 (26k)

Giorgio Pacchioni Home Page

PÄRT, Arvo (1935-)

Pari Intervallo (Moderato) (1976/1980), version for 4 recorders (3k) – transcribed by Flauto Nuovo

Published by Universal Edition (UE 17.444)
Another work by Pärt for recorders is Arbos (1977/1981), version for 8 recorders & 3 triangles ad libitum. (UE 17.443).

PIGOTT, Diarmuid 1959-

Aegean Songs – Nov-92 – Voice & Chamber Ensemble (Alto Flute, Alto Recorder, Syrinx, Eb Clarinet, Cello, Crotales, Santur) – for Iris Burke. These are midi files for the songs.

Prelude (6k)
Troezan (34k)
Fracture and Cleave (23)
Cos (20k)
Delos (24k)
Autumn (4k)

Concerto Pastorale – Dec-94 – Recorder (or Flute) & Chamber ensemble (Cor Anglais, Clarinet, French Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass) - for Peter Bryant (playing time appr 15')

Summer (16k)
Autumn (4k)
Winter (20k)
Spring (11k)

In Nomine Fantasia - Feb-95 – Recorder (or Flute) & Chamber ensemble – (playing time appr 8')

Advent Suite for SSAT/B Recorders

Fantasia (20K)
Air – Rorate Coeli (8k)
Air – Salus Aeterna (5k)

Sonata for solo recorder – (playing time appr 9')

Fanfare (5k)
Air (3k)
Rejouissance (4k)
Moto perpetuo (4k)

The Pigott Page (Classical MIDI Connection). Email Diarmuid Pigott

POTH, A.

Weltzeit (8k) – transcribed by Ensemble 1915b

PURCELL, Daniel (c.1660-1717)

Trio Sonata in D for two recorders & continuo (31k), – transcribed by Martin White

Adagio
Allegro
Largo
Allegro

PURCELL, Henry (1659-1695)

Strike the Viol for two alto recorders, bass viol & continuo (11k) – transcribed by Michael J Starke

Chacone for two Flutes: Two in One upon a Ground, for two alto recorders & continuo (4k) – transcribed CAOS Ensemble

The Bashfull Thames for two alto recorders, tenor or soprano voice & continuo (9k) – transcribed by Hawthorns Music.

A little known movement involving recorders from Purcell's Ode Yorkshire Feast Song of 1690. The first part is for two alto recorders, tenor or soprano voice, continuo; the second for four-part chorus. An edition of this by Layton Ring is published by Hawthorns Music EE09.

QUANTZ, Johann Joachim (1697-1773)

Trio Sonata in C Major for recorder, flute & continuo (187k) – transcribed by Martin White

Affettuoso
Alla Breve
Larghetto
Vivace

An edition of this work is published by Bärenreiter, Hortus Musicus 60 (1969).

Trio Sonata in C Major for recorder, flute & continuo (64K) – transcribed by Makoto Tahira

Affettuoso
Alla Breve
Larghetto
Vivace

Trio Sonata in C major for recorder, violin & continuo (86k) – transcribed by Roger Townsend

Allegro
Adagio
Allegro

An edition of this work is published by Schott, Edition Schott 10652 (1958).

From Trio in D for Three Flutes – transcribed by Michael Taylor

Menuet (7k)

Though scored originally for transverse flutes this trio is often performed on recorders. A suitably transposed edition is published by Schott.

RAMÍEZ, Ariel (contemporary, Argentina)

La zamba Alfonsina y el mar for recorder quartet (5k)

RONNEN, Victor

Entréé (RWV 1) for recorder ensemble

Valerian (RWV 2) for recorder ensemble

Octavius (RWV 3) for recorder ensemble

ROSE, Pete

Tall P (1992) – transcribed by Ensemble 1915

SAMMARTINI, Giuseppe (1695-1750)

Triosonata #1 in F Major for 2 alto recorders & basso continuo – transcribed by Andrea Bornstein

Vivace (2.8mb)
Largo (1.1mb)
Allegro (2.1mb)

Triosonata #12 in D Minor for 2 alto recorders & basso continuo – transcribed by Andrea Bornstein

Adagio (2.6mb)
Allegro (2.4mb)
Largo (2.3mb)
Allegro (3.6mb)

SAMPLES, Jay W.(1979 – )

Sonata for recorder & harpsichord (19k)

Concerto for recorder

1. Andante (21k)
2. Allegro (27k)

The Samples Page (Classical MIDI Connection), The Music of J. W. Samples (Midworld), Email Jay Samples

SHANNON, Glenn (1966-)

Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in D Minor for SSATB recorders (22k)

Quartet No. 1 in G Minor for SATB recorders (46k)

Introduction, Dance, Reflection, Fugue

Concerto for SAT recorders with strings (1998)

Allegro (36k)
Lento (17k)
Allegro (35k)

La Follia Variations for recorder orchestra (58k)

SCHICKHARDT, Johann Christian (1670-1740)

Recorder Sonata (Opus 1 No.1) in C Major – transcribed by Roger Townsend

Recorder Sonata (Opus 1 No.2) in D minor – transcribed by Roger Townsend

Recorder Sonata (Opus 1 No.3) in E minor – transcribed by Roger Townsend

SCHMELZER, J.H. (ca 1620-1680)

Sonata a 7, for 7 recorders & continuo (37k) – transcribed by David Bellugi

Duet for recorder & cello

SIRULNIKOFF, Jack (1931-, Canadian)

Recorder Quartet, 1970

SMITS, Wiep Klaas (Dutch)

Quetzal, the conquest of Ancient America (1998) for alto, tenor & bass recorders (MIDIfied) (5k) – from Flauto Nuovo

The daffodils – Ode to William Wordsworth (1998) for tenor & contrabass recorders (MIDIfied) (8k) – from Flauto Nuovo

SOLOMONS, David Warin (1953-)

Modal Duet, for alto recorder & piano, written for John Turner (16k)

She of the Pipes, trio for piano & AT recorders (16k)

Suite for Recorder Orchestra (sopranino to contrabass)

Meinau Rag (19k)
An Amble Round "Mercury" (20k)
Pretty How Town (Aldgate) (16k)
Landscape Before Sunrise (12k)
Laser Lady (Melbourne) (20k)

Harlequin, for AT recorders (6k)

Jellicle Recorders, for SATB recorders (9k)

Dance in 5, for SA or AA recorders (4k)

A la Japonaise, for AT recorders (9k)

Something for Luck, for SSAA recorders

Something Old (7k)
Something New (8k)
Something Borrowed (6k)
Something Blue (6k)

Recorder sextets

Prelude (7k)
Fantasy (11k)
Les Sandales (17k)

A Jam Fancy, for tenor recorder, piano, bass & percussion (63k)

Intrada for two recorders & harp (10k)

Après Paul – self-extracting zipped files of the score (in GIF form) & MIDI file (148k)

Air Apparent for recorder & strings, written for John Turner (23k)

Personal WWW Page, Email David Solomons.

STAEPS, Hans Ulrich, Austrian

Virtuose Suite (1961) – transcribed by Flauto Nuovo

1. Allegro decisivo
2. Allegretto

STARKE, Michael J. (1955- )

Music for Recorders Alone

Divisions on "Ah, Holy Jesu" (3k)

Solo For Alto Recorder (11k)

Recorder Trio No. 1 (13k)

Recorder Trio No. 2 (20k)

Sonata No. 1 for 3 Alto Recorders (18k)

Concerto for 4 Alto Recorders w/o Bass (27k)

Variations On "La Follia" (9k)

Little Recorder Fugue (5k)

Medium Recorder Fugue (5k)

Intrada for 24 Recorders (13k)
from The Suite for Too Many Recorders

Sonatas for Recorder & Keyboard

Sonata No.1 in C Major for Recorder & Harpsichord (15K)

Sonata No.2 in A Minor for Recorder & Harpsichord (23k)

Sonata No.3 in F Major for Recorder & Harpsichord (25k)

Trio Sonatas

No. 1 For Two Alto Recorders (22k);

No. 2 For Alto Recorder, Tr. Viol & Continuo. (29k)

Concertos for Recorder & Strings

Concerto No. 1 in A Minor for Recorder & Strings

Allegro, ma non troppo (28k)
Poco adagio (6k)
Allegro (17k)

Concerto No. 2 in F Major for Sopranino Recorder & Strings

Vivace (19k
Adagio (6k)
Allegro (20k)

Concerto for Two Alto Recorders & Strings (33k)

Concerto Grosso for Recorder,Oboe, Bassoon, Strings & Continuo (48k)

Various Instrumental Pieces

Four Dances

Pavan (10k)
Eggs and Ham (5k)
Danse Antiqua (10k)
Senator Packwood's Pound (7k)

Two In One Upon a Ground (6k)

Pipe and Tobacco Suite (13k)

Pastoral Movement: Mr. Telemann Views the Countryside (7k)

Aria for recorder & harp (4k)

MIDI Files from Mike Starke (Classical MIDI Archives), The Starke Page (Classical MIDI Connection), The Music of Michael J. Starke (Midiworld), Biographical Details, Email Mike Starke

TELEMANN, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)

Sonata #5 from Six Canons or Sonatas for two Germans flutes or two Violins

Vivace

Sonata in F Minor for Alto Recorder &. Basso Continuo – transcribed by Roberto Dillon

Suite in C for soprano recorder &ambp; basso continuo (19k) – transcribed by M.Kozelj

Sonata 1 in F Major TWV 41:F4 for Recorder & Basso Continuo from Der Getreue Musikmeister – transcribed by Fred Kersten

Vivace
Largo
Allegro

Sonate in F Major TWV 41:F4 for Recorder & Basso Continuo from Der Getreue Musikmeister (25k) – transcribed by Randy Kwak

Vivace
Largo
Allegro

This sonata is also available in a playalong version (see below).

Sonata 2 in Bb Major TWV 41:B3 for Recorder & Basso Continuo from Der Getreue Musikmeister – transcribed by Fred Kersten

Largo
Allegro
Largo
Vivace

Sonata 3 in F Minor TWV 41: F1 for Recorder & Basso Continuo from Der Getreue Musikmeister – transcribed by Fred Kersten

Triste (6k)
Allegro (29k)
Andante (5k)
Vivace (13k)

Sonata 4 in C Major TWV 41: C2 for Recorder & Basso Continuo from Der Getreue Musikmeister – transcribed by Fred Kersten

Cantabile
Allegro
Grave
Vivace

Sonata in C Major TWV 41: C2 for Recorder & Basso Continuo from Der Getreue Musikmeister (27k) – transcribed by Randy Kwak

Cantabile
Allegro
Grave
Vivace

This sonata is also available in a playalong version (see below).

Sonata in F Minor for recorder & basso continuo (46K) – transcribed by Makoto Tahira

Sonata in F Major for recorder & basso continuo (30K) – transcribed by Makoto Tahira

Sonata in D Minor for recorder & basso continuo ( 62K) – transcribed by Makoto Tahira

Trio Sonata in C Major for 2 alto recorders & basso continuo – transcribed by Makoto Tahira

Trio Sonata in C for 2 recorders and continuo – transcribed by E.Bourgevin

Grave-vivace (13k)
Andante (6k)
Xantippe (15k)
Lucretia (8k)
Corinna (9k)
Clelia (16k)
Dido (k)

Trio Sonata for two alto recorders & basso continuo – transcribed by E.Dimoff

Vivace (9kb)
Largo (7kb)
Allegro

Trio in A minor for recorder, oboe, violin, & bc, TWV43 (51k, 1:33) – transcribed by M. J. Starke

Trio Sonata in E Minor for alto recorder, oboe & continuo – transcribed by Andrea Bornstein

Affetuoso (2mb)
Allegro (2.4mb)
Grave (1.6mb)
Allegro (2.3mb)

Printable score availabe here (in PDF format).

Quartet in F for recorder, oboe, violin & harpsichord (157k) – transcribed by Martin White

Vivace
Grave
Allegro

Suite in A minor for recorder, strings & continuo (69k)

Concerto à 3 for Alto Recorder, French Horn & Continuo – transcribed by Charles Jackson

Allegro moderato. (15 kb, 1:48)
Loure
Tempo di Menuet (10 kb, 2:07)

An edition of this work is published by NoetzelLargo (6k)
N3286 (1962).

Concerto in F major for alto recorder & strings TWV 51:F1 (66k) – transcribed by Charlie Billings

Quartet in D minor for 2 recorders, viol, bassoon, and bc, TWV33, from Musique de table – transcribed by S. Thongkam

Andante (20 kb, 2:35)
Vivace (36 kb, 3:41)
Largo (18 kb, 2:42)
Allegro (52 kb, 4:13)

TUDOR, PDQ

Henry VIII Meets Hogan's Heroes (10 kb, 2 min) – transcribed by Charles Jackson

UIES-GRÜTZNER, Maigret (Dutch)

Melodiespiel auf der Sopranblockflöte (15 kleine Stücke in progressiver Folge)

No.11 (Scherzando)

VIVALDI, Antonio (1678-1741)

Il Pastor Fido: Sonata #1 in C major for recorder & continuo – transcribed by Lory Werths

1st Movement
2nd Movement
3rd Movement
4th Movement
5th Movement

Il Pastor Fido: Sonata #2 in C major for recorder & continuo – transcribed by Pablo Fraile

Preludio: Adagio (12k)
Allegro assai (13k)
Sarabanda: Adagio (7k)
Allegro (22k)

Concerto in G major for recorder, oboe, violin, bassoon & continuo, RV 107

1st movement (11k)

Concerto in C major for flautino & strings(89k) – transcribed by Randy Reid

Concert in C major for flautino & strings, arranged for recorder ensemble by Bertho Driever (1985) – transcribed by Ensemble 1915b

Allegro (26K)
Largo (5k)
Allegro molto (19k)

Concerto in F Major P323 (48k) – transcribed by Michael J. Starke

Trio in A minor RV 86 for recorder, bassoon & continuo (72K) – transcribed by S. Azanon

Triosonata for recorder, violin & continuo – transcribed by Flauto Nuovo

Largo

Concerto 'La tempesta di mare' [A Storm at Sea] RV 433 for alto recorder & strings – transcribed by Jean Phillippe Hanisch

Allegro (42k)
Largo (9k)
Presto (28k)

VOSS, Richard

Wo is denn des Gerchla? [Where is little George?] for SSTB Recorders & Guitar (15kb)

A traditional tune of the Frankonia region = Franken in Bavaria = Bayern.

Ayopayamanta for SA, AA, AT or TB Recorders & Guitars (23k)

A simple melody in Bolivian style. dedicated to the composer's good friends of the Bolivian folkgroup AYOPAYAMANTA, Jorge (Coco), Luis, Favio, Edwin, Dieter, Hernan and Jimmy.

Wedding Day for recorders & other Instruments (23k)

Written in mock Celtic style for the marriage ceremony of two players in the composer's consort.

Email Richard Voss

WILLIAMS, William (? – ca 1701)

Trio Sonata in C Major for two recorders & continuo (28k) – transcribed by Roger Townsend

Sonata in Imitation of Birds for two recorders & continuo (25k) – transcribed by Michael Starke

WOODCOCK, Robert (fl. 1720-1730)

Concerto # 2 in G major for recorder, strings & continuo (58k) – transcribed by Roger Townsend

Concerto #2 in G major for soprano recorder, strings & continuo (39k) – transcribed by Charlie Billings

This attractive work has been transposed from the original in A major, intended for sixth flute (soprano recorder in d'').

WURTZEL, Herbert D. (1920-), USA

Trios for SAT recorders

Amor, Arabian Notes, Blues, Fluff, Haunted, Lament, March, Romance, Spring Time, Sprites, Vignette Waltz, Parade

Herb Wurtzel's Web Site (includes printable scores), email Herb at hdwurtzel@hotmail.com

Virtual Practice (Music Minus One) for Recorder

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Bellinzani, Paolo Benedetto
Corelli, Archangelo
Finger, Gottfried [Godfrey]
Hand, Colin
De Caix d'Hervelois, Louis
Haydn
Joplin
Sammartini
Telemann
Vivaldi

BACH, J.S. 1685-1750

Sonata in F Major BWV 1031, transposed for recorder & harpsichord from the original in Eb Major for flute & harpsichord – transcribed by Michael Beckenkamp

An edition of this for recorder is published by Noetzel (#3443).

Allegro moderato
Siciliano
Allegro

BELLINZANI, Paolo Benedetto (1690-1757)

Sonata in D, Op.3 No.12 (la Folia), for recorder & continuo (41k, 6:57) – transcribed by Andrea Bornstein

Largo (3mb)
Allegro (3mb)
Respiro per il flauto [harpsichord solo] (1.6mb)
Follia (11.8mb)

Printable score availabe here (in PDF format).

CORELLI, Archangelo (1653-1713)

La Follia for alto recorder & continuo (45 k) – transcribed by Roberto Tuninetti

Originally composed for for violin & continuo but arranged for recorder in the 18th century by "An Emminent Master"

FINGER, Gottfried [Godfrey] (ca 1660-1730

Division on a Ground, from The Division Flute (1706) – transcribed by Laura Conrad

Score available in PDF format by Laura Conrad

HAND, Colin (contemporary)

Sonatina No. 1, Op. 41 for recorder & piano (32k) – transcribed by Tony Purnell

  I Quickly and with precision
 II Slowly and expressively
III With wit and vigour

This was published by Oxford University Press (1960) and more recently by Braydeston Press (1980) and distributed by William Elkin Music Services, Norwich.

A MIDI version with both solo and accompaniment can be found above.

DE CAIX D'HERVELOIS, Louis (1736)

Suite in G Major for soprano recorder & continuo

Prélude
La Christine
Sarabande
La Tubeuf

Editions of this work (which has a number of additional movements) have been published by Moeck and Schott.

HAYDN, Franz Joseph (1732-1809)

Concerto in C for lyra organizzata (performable with 2 recorders) 2 French horns & strings – transcribed by David Bellugi

1st movement
2nd movement
3rd movement

Published by Doblinger D. 9953.

JOPLIN, Scott (1860-1917)

The Entertainer – transcribed for recorder & piano by Michael Beckenkamp

An edition of this for recorder is published by Noetzel

SAMMARTINI, Giuseppe (1695-1750)

Triosonata #1 in F Major for 2 alto recorders & basso continuo – transcribed by Andrea Bornstein

Vivace (2.8mb)
Largo (1.1mb)
Allegro (2.1mb)

Triosonata #12 in D Minor for 2 alto recorders & basso continuo – transcribed by Andrea Bornstein

Adagio (2.6mb)
Allegro (2.4mb)
Largo (2.3mb)
Allegro (3.6mb)

Sonata 1 in F Major TWV 41: F 2 for Recorder & Basso Continuo from Der Getreue Musikmeister (25k) – transcribed by Randy Kwak

Vivace (2k)
Largo (6k)
Allegro (3k)

An edition of this sonata has been published by Barënreiter (Hortus Musicus). A MIDI version with both solo and accompaniment can be found above.

Sonata 4 in C Major TWV 41: C 2 for Recorder & Basso Continuo from Der Getreue Musikmeister – transcribed by Randy Kwak

Cantabile (2k)
Allegro (6k)
Grave (2k)
Vivace (6k)

An edition of this sonata has been published by Barënreiter (Hortus Musicus). A MIDI version with both solo and accompaniment can be found above.

Sonatas for Recorder & Basso Continuo from from Der Getreue Music-Meister – transcribed by Fred Kersten

Sonata 1 in F Major TWV 41: F 2

Vivace (8k)
Largo (4k)
Allegro (9k)

Sonata 2 in Bb Major TWV 41: B 3

Largo (4k)
Allegro (12k)
Largo (3k)
Vivace (11k)

Sonata 3 in F Minor TWV 41: F 1

Triste (4k)
Allegro (19k)
Andante (4k)
Vivace(11k)

Sonata 4 in C Major TWV 41: C 2

Cantabile(3k)
Allegro (9k)
Grave (3k)
Vivace (9k)

Editions of the above sonatas are published variously by Schott, Barënreiter (Hortus Musicus) and Peters.

Sonatas from from Essercizii Musici – transcribed by Fred Kersten

Sonata 5 in D Minor TWV 41: d 4

Affettuoso (4k)
Presto (21k)
Grave (1k)
Allegro (16k)

Sonata 6 in C Major TWV 41: C 5

Adagio-Allegro (9k)
Larghetto (3k)
Vivace (17k)

Sonata 7 in F Major TWV 41: F 2

Adagio (4k)
Allegro (10k)
Adagio (5k)
Gigue (6k)

Editions of the above sonatas are published variously by Schott, Barënreiter (Hortus Musicus) and Peters.

Trio Sonata in E Minor for alto recorder, oboe & continuo – transcribed by Andrea Bornstein

Affetuoso (2mb)
Allegro (2.4mb)
Grave (1.6mb)
Allegro (2.3mb)

Printable score availabe here (in PDF format).

Concerto da Camara for soprano recorder, two violins & continuo – transcribed by Fred Kersten

[Allegro] (38k)
Siciliana (29k)
Bouré (15k)
Menuets (26k)

An edition of this sonata has been published by Schott (RMS 214, Edition Schott 3652).

VIVALDI, Antonio (1678-1741)

Concerto in C Minor for Recorder & Strings – transcribed by David Bellugi

1st movement
2nd movement
3rd movement

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