Paperback - 179 pages (December 1990) On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks.
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Synopsis
This book is about one of the most widely-played, and yet least
understood of instruments, the recorder. Initially revived at the turn of the
century, it now has an impressive modern repertoire, much of it using
innovative instrumental techniques. The aim of the present work has been
to make available to players, composers, teachers and interested
non-specialists the sort of practical information they need in order to
approach the modern recorder repertoire with understanding. History,
music, technique and the leading figures in the field are discussed and
described in an informal and readable style. The scope and content of
the catalogue of contemporary compositions contained in the second
part of the book will come as a surprise to many. Out of about 800
works currently in print Eve O'Kelly has singled out a selection of some
400, classified by instrumentation.