Recorder Music Listening Page
Listen to Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music
as well as popular and folk music
arranged for the recorder.

MIDI'S - VIDEOS - MP3'S

Recorder selections have been
arranged, synthesized, and/or performed
by Jim Phypers

"RECORDER MIDI'S"
- click on the title of each selection below to listen or download -

• "Alta" - Dance from the late Middle Ages/early Renaissance by Francisco de la Torre, c.1500
  
  
  
• "Irlandaise"- Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano by Claude Bolling (1973), originally written for
  French flutist, Jean-Pierre Rampal
  
  
  
• "Colors of the Wind" - Song from "Pochahantis" by Alan Menken (music) - Stephen Schwartz (lyrics),
  1996 - (very special lyrics)
  
  
  
• "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" - Song from the "Lion King" by Elton John (music) and
  Tim Rice (lyrics), 1994 - (lyrics)
  
  
  
• "Erev Shel Shoshanim" (Evening of Roses) - Israeli folk melody and dance by Moshe Dor (music)
  and Yosef Hadar (lyrics), 1940's
  
  
  
• "Hello" - Popular song by Lionel Riche, 1985 Grammy Award winner (lyrics)
  
  
  "Innsbruck" - Beautiful song of the early Renaissance by Heinrich Isaac, 1450-1517
  (a personal opinion)  
  
  
  
  Picture at right: This instrument is the largest member of the recorder family,
  the sub-contrabass recorder. It was made by the lady who is playing it, Adriana Breuknik.
  She lives in Holland




WATCH VIDEO BELOW OF THE BIGGEST RECORDERS:

(Bass, Great Bass, Contra Bass, and Sub-contrabass Recorders)


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  "Ja Nuns Hon Pris" - Medieval ballad by King Richard I Lionheart, 1157-1199
  (lyrics including a crash, brush-up history lesson about King Richard)
  
  
  "Lord Franklin" - English folk song (lyrics including the history of Lord Franklin's famous voyage
  to the Artic to find the Northwest Passage)
  
  
  "Nice 'n Easy" - Light jazz selection by Brian Bonsor
  
  
  "Pastyme With Good Company" - Renaissance song by Henry VIII Tudor of England, 1491-1547
  (lyrics including some historical information and a picture)
  
  
  "Welcome" - Irish folk song by Thurlough O'Carolan (1670 -1738) - blind harpist from Ireland who combined
  both folk and classical Baroque elements in his music
  
  
  "With Cheerful Notes"- Chandos Anthem No. 9 by George Fredrick Handel, 1685-1759
  (brief biography of Handel with pictures)
  
  
  
  

"Music Videos"
Jim Phypers Plays Recorder
(recorded in Mexico)

Music of the Leading Flutist of the 18th Century
"Trio Sonata for Recorder, Flute, and Continuo" by Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773) -
Arranged for two Alto Recorders, Cello, and Harpsichord
WATCH VIDEO --- MUSIC ONLY

Traditional Israeli Folk Song
"Ma Avarehk" ("How Shall This Child Be Blessed?")
WATCH VIDEO --- MUSIC ONLY

"Colors of the Wind"
Title song from the Disney movie "Pocohantis"
WATCH VIDEO --- MUSIC ONLY

 

Four Part Dance from Renaissance Spain
"Corten Espados Afilados" (Anonymous - 16th Century)  
WATCH VIDEO --- MUSIC ONLY

"Divisions on an Italian Ground"
From the "Division Flute", published by Walsh in 1702 in London
WATCH VIDEO --- MUSIC ONLY

"Seranata"
Composed expressly for the soprano recorder by Brian Bonsor a few years ago -
Jim also shares his background in music on this video
WATCH VIDEO --- MUSIC ONLY


Beautiful Renaissance Pavane
By Claude Gervaise (arranged for 8 recorders) - Appears in the "Danceries" collection
published in 1549 in Paris by Pierre Attaingnant
WATCH VIDEO --- MUSIC ONLY

"Burton Ale"
English folk melody dating from about 1800.

- MUSIC ONLY -

"Favorite Recordings"
(MP3 FORMAT)

Music from Renaissance Spain - "Una Sarao De La Chacona", Chacona by Juan Arañés performed by Piffaro, one of best Renaissance groups ever (Los Ministriles Album) - 3 MB

Amazing Theme and Variations - "Noel" played by virtuoso Michala Petri (Bavarian Christmas Album) - 4 MB

Beautiful Vivaldi Aria for Counter Tenor with an extraordinarily difficult and impressive recorder obbligato part - "Sol Da Te Mio Dolce Amore" from the opera "Orlando Furioso" - 14 MB

Folk Song from Galicia in Nothern Spain - "Dawn" played by recorder and bagpipe virtuoso Carlos Nuñez (Brotherhood of Stars Album) - 6 MB

Lively English Dance by John Dowland - "The Earl of Essex's Galliard" played by the Brisk Recorder Quartet of Holland - 3 MB

Mozart's Famous "Rondo" - As you have never heart it before in an sythesized arrangement by Karl Jenkins (Adiemus V, Vocalise Album) with Recorder Obbligato played by virtuoso Pamela Thorby of England - 8 MB

English Dance by Mattew Locke - The "Courante" Suite No. 3 in a fine performance by the Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet - 3 MB

 

Irish Folk Melody - "The Lark In The Clear Air" featuring Irish hammered dulcimer artist Lisa Jones and recorder (Wildwood Flower Album) - 7 MB

Very Special Handel Aria for Bass and Sopranino Recorder Obbligato - "O Ruddier Than The Cherry" from "Acis and Galetea"
(Amyrillis Consort) - 6 MB




Rousing Traditional English Carol dating from the Middle Ages - "The Gloucestershire Wassail"
(The Waverly Consort) - 8 MB

"The Amazing Recorder"


A brief two-page illustrated history of the recorder
for folks who are relatively unfamiliar with the instrument

"Producing the Recorder MIDI's"


How the recorder music MIDI's were produced.
("Everything you thought you never particularly wanted to know about MIDI,
but should have asked about anyway.")

Important Recorder Links

Best site to buy music and instruction books for the recorder:
http://www.courtlymusicunlimited.com/Music.html

Best site for purchasing a recorder:
http://aswltd.com/recs.htm

Best site for general information on the recorder - an absolute goldmine of information:
http://www.recorderhomepage.net/

Beginning recorder lessons, fingering charts, sheet music, and more
to help you learn to play the recorder:
http://www.musicproductionschools.net/resources/music-education-
learn-to-play-the-recorder/

Italian Site where over 2100 pieces of music for the recorder can be downloaded -
sheet music in PDF format, MIDI's and live performances, historical and source information
on each piece of music, many facimilies of the original manuscrips:
(there is annual subscription fee of $21 - life time memberships are available)
http://www.flauto-dolce.it/

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