Garklein recorder
The Garklein recorder in c, also called the Garklein recorder , is usually the smallest size of the recorder . The Garklein recorder is only about 16 to 17 cm long and, unlike lower recorders, is made from one piece because of its size. Its lowest note is c 3 . As with all recorders, the range depends on the instrument and the skills of the player. The manufacturer specifies the range c 3 -d 3 -e 3 -a 4 for the grenadilla instrument shown . Because of the high pitch of the Garklein recorder, the tones sound increasingly shrill even in the first overblown register, which is why they are only of limited use musically. Double holes for the lowest two notes to achieve a fully chromatic scale are uncommon. The Garklein recorder is notated two octaves lower than it sounds in the treble clef. In the Renaissance period it was mainly used in ensembles and is described by Michael Praetorius in his book Syntagma musicum as a “very small plock flute”. Compared to larger recorders, handling is relatively difficult due to the very narrow spacing between the finger holes. The Garklein recorder is used for playing music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance, but also for folk and modern music.
Other recorder types
- Sopranino recorder in f 2 (Italian also flautino )
- Soprano recorder in c 2 (also called fifth flute)
- Alto recorder in f 1
- Tenor recorder in c 1
- Bass recorder in f
- Great bass recorder in c
- Double bass recorder in F.
- Sub-bass recorder in C.
- Sub double bass recorder in F 1
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans-Peter Schmitz : Flute instruments. E. Middle Ages and Modern Times. In: Friedrich Blume (Hrsg.): The music in past and present (MGG). First edition, Volume 4 (Fede - Singing Pedagogy). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1955, DNB 550439609 , Sp. 340
- ^ Michael Praetorius : Syntagma musicum . Volume 2, 1619, p. 34 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive )