Recorder
One of the oldest instruments documented, the Recorder belongs to the woodwind family of instruments. Repertoire for Recorder ranges from Renaissance music to modern contemporary. Notable composers of Recorder music include Georg Philipp Telemann, G. F. Handel, Arcangelo Corelli, Henry Purcell, Colin Hand, and Karel van Steenhoven. Some popular Recorder players include Aldo Abreu, Piers Adams, Dorothee Oberlinger, Michala Petri and Maurice Steger.
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Further Reading: Recorder
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Sarah Jeffery: The Hal Leonard Recorder Method
5th Sep 2025
Sarah Jeffery talks about her new publication, 'The Hal Leonard Recorder Method', her experience as a musician and teacher, and her popular YouTube channel, Team Recorder.
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ABRSM Woodwind Syllabus from 2026 - Out Now!
6th Jun 2025
The new syllabus, for Practical and Performance Grades, is out now.
Popular Composers: Recorder
- Armitage, Dennis
- Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)
- Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de (1689–1755)
- Bonsor, Brian
- Clarke, Herbert Lincoln
- Corelli, Arcangelo (1653–1713)
- Ertl, Barbara
- Gershwin, George (1898–1937)
- Hall, Marg
- Hand, Colin (1929–2015)
- Handel, George Frideric (1685–1759)
- Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732–1809)
- Hellbach, Daniel
- Joplin, Scott (1868–1917)
- Kadlec, Jirka
- Linde, Hans-Martin (b.1930)
- Loeillet de Gant, Jean-Baptiste
- Moren, Bertrand
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–91)
- Naulais, Jerome (b.1951)
- Noris, Günter
- Pitts, John Michael (b.1976)
- Purcell, Henry (1659–95)
- Reift, Marc
- Staeps, Hans Ulrich (d.1988)
- Stone, Tom
- Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681–1767)
- Vivaldi, Antonio (1678–1741)
- Wedgwood, Pamela
- Worek, Michal
All Artists & Groups: Recorder
- ABBA
- Adele
- Andersson, Benny
- Ball, Michael
- Beatles, The
- Brandt, Hans Henrik
- Clements, Kaye
- Conte, Paolo
- Cyrus, Miley
- Desmond, Paul
- Glee Cast
- Goldman, Jean-Jacques
- Hallyday, Johnny
- Ibrahim, Abdullah
- Lennon, John
- Manus, Morton
- McCartney, Paul
- McHugh, Jimmy
- McTell, Ralph
- Miller, Glenn
- Montana, Hannah
- Morton, Jelly Roll
- Offer, Charles
- Oxford Waits
- Rist, Georg
- Roux, Denis
- Schweitzer, Claudia
- Simon, Paul
- Swift, Taylor
- Swingle Singers, The
- Trapp Family, The
- Waller, Thomas 'Fats'
Recent Best Sellers: Recorder
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Special offer. Hal Leonard Recorder MethodRECSheet Music & Media Online: Original price ($22.50) Reduced price $16.87
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Special offer. 50 Graded Studies for RecorderRECSheet Music: Original price ($13.50) Reduced price $10.12
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Special offer. The Schott Recorder Consort Anthology Vol. 2Score (REC ENS)Sheet Music: Original price ($23.25) Reduced price $17.43
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Bach, JS: Recorder Solos from Sacred and Secular Vocal Works...Treble Recorder SoloSheet Music: $43.75
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Special offer. Telemann, Georg Philipp: Four Fugues (recorder quartet)REC ENSSheet Music: Original price ($9.75) Reduced price $7.31
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Special offer. Improve your sight-reading! Descant Recorder Grades 1-3DESC RECSheet Music: Original price ($13.50) Reduced price $10.12
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Special offer. The Schott Recorder Consort Anthology Vol. 6Score (REC ENS)Sheet Music: Original price ($23.25) Reduced price $17.43
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Special offer. Chédeville, E: SymphoniesScore (2REC)Sheet Music: Original price ($21.75) Reduced price $16.31
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