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
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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Hal Leonard Recorder MethodSheet Music & Media Online: $22.25
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Special offer. Norton, C: Microjazz for RecorderSheet Music: Original price $22.25 Reduced $16.68
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50 Graded Studies for RecorderSheet Music: $13.50
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Freillon-Poncein, J: 68 Preludes (solo treble recorder)Sheet Music: $12.75
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Bonsor, Brian: Tenor Recorder Solos (recorder & piano)Sheet Music: $13.50
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New. Hal Leonard Recorder Method SongbookSheet Music & Media Online: $19.25
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Die schönsten Volks- und KinderliederSheet music with Online material: $20.00
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Richard Harvey: Concerto Incantato for Recorder & PianoSheet Music: $22.25
