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)
- Bodenmann, Hans
- 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
- 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
Popular Artists & Groups: Recorder
- ABBA
- Andersson, Benny
- Ball, Michael
- Beatles, The
- Burke, Sonny
- Collins, Phil
- Cyrus, Miley
- Dion, Celine
- Dylan, Bob
- Efron, Zac
- Goldman, Jean-Jacques
- Hallyday, Johnny
- Imagine Dragons
- John, Elton
- Journey
- Lee, Peggy
- Lennon, John
- Manus, Morton
- McCartney, Paul
- McLachlan, Sarah
- Menzel, Idina
- Midler, Bette
- Miller, Glenn
- Morton, Jelly Roll
- Perry, Steve
- Petty, Tom
- Sheeran, Ed
- Simon, Paul
- Swift, Taylor
- Swingle Singers, The
- Ulvaeus, Bjorn
- Waller, Thomas 'Fats'
Recent Best Sellers: Recorder
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Yun, I: Chinese PicturesSheet Music: $18.50
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Handel, GF: Complete Sonatas for Recorder and Basso continuo (HWV 360, 362, 365, 369, 377, 367a) (Urtext)Sheet Music: $47.75
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Bonsor, Brian: Tenor Recorder Solos (recorder & piano)Sheet Music: $13.50
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Richard Harvey: Concerto Incantato for Recorder & PianoSheet Music: $22.25
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Trinity: Recorder Scales Initial-Grade8 from 2017Sheet Music: $25.50
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Bowman, Peter: Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Volume 1Sheet Music: $17.75
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Davis: Treble Recorder TechniqueSheet Music: $44.75
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Recorder From The Beginning: Christmas SongbookSheet Music: $13.50
