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The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder
edited by John Mansfield Thomson
Another solid volume in this series, this time covering the recorder - there's a lot more to the instrument than we may have thought after our elementary school music classes. This book covers the recorder from its medieval origins to its sporadic but important appearances in contemporary music. I especially liked the material on the recorder in the middle ages and Renaissance - how the instrument developed, what music it played, and what occasions it was used for. I do wish that the section on the recorder in education had been a little more extensive, but that is a small quibble. The annotated bibliography at the end is extremely valuable for researchers and librarians.
edited by John Mansfield Thomson
Another solid volume in this series, this time covering the recorder - there's a lot more to the instrument than we may have thought after our elementary school music classes. This book covers the recorder from its medieval origins to its sporadic but important appearances in contemporary music. I especially liked the material on the recorder in the middle ages and Renaissance - how the instrument developed, what music it played, and what occasions it was used for. I do wish that the section on the recorder in education had been a little more extensive, but that is a small quibble. The annotated bibliography at the end is extremely valuable for researchers and librarians.