P UBLISHED BY THE A MERICAN R ECORDER S OCIETY, VOL. XLII, NO . 4 SEPTEMBER 2001 N !" # $ N %& ' $ ( % !" ) *%&&+ , ( -., ! / N 01 , ( -.," ! 2 3 /4 .% ! 5 /4 ( /,& !" 6 $ *#7$+ N % ( -.," ! 8 *+ 9 / : N , *% )( + ( -.,; ! / < N $ S G%&), ( -.,"% ! / / N : >$ 7 /4 , ! 86 8 * /4( /4 ? ! ) 9< *% ;+ $ !" ( -.,") ! . N ' ? @ ? ) ! 9 P Q ? *#$ %G+ ( @ 4 .% !, $ / 3 N 44 @ # ?2> ,) !) $ / 3 $$N /44 @ # ?2> ,)4 !%; $ / 3 $N 44 @ # ?2> ,)9 !%; Magnamusic Distributors, Inc. PO Box 338, Sharon, CT 06069 Ph: (860)364-5431 Fax: (860) 364-5168 WEB: www.magnamusic.com I I I I I I I I I I II II Music Minus One Recorder We are please to present American Recorder readers with a list of our current recorder offerings. Music Minus One recordings first made their appearance in 1950. These editions go back to the work of Erich Katz and LaNoue Davenport who shaped the early development of the recorder in the United States. Accompaniment Recordings Sheet Music and CD included 3 Sonatas for Alto Recorder, Echoes of Time 2 CD Set MMO 3357 Harpsichord & Viola da Gamba MMO 3340 N.Y. Renaissance Band Minus Alto Recorder The Rameau Trio Minus Alto Recorder Agricola; Brumel; Compere; Isaac; Josquin; Obrecht; Telemann: Trio in F Major; Handel: Sonata No. 3 in C major, Okeghem; Susato Trio Sonata in Bb major 18th Century Recorder Music 2 CD Set MMO 3358 3 Sonatas for Alto Recorder, N.Y.Renaissance Band Minus Alto Recorder Harpsichord & Viola da gamba MMO 3341 The Rameau Trio Minus Alto Recorder English Consort Music 2 CD Set MMO 3359 Handel: Sonata in F major; Telemann: Sonata in F major; N. Y. Consort of Viols Minus Alto Recorder Marcello: Sonata in F major Coperario; Dowland; Brade; Lawes; Schein; Byrd; Woodcock Renaissance Dances & Fantasias MMO 3356 Dances of 3 Centuries MMO 3360 N.Y Renaissance Band Minus Soprano Recorder Minus Alto Recorder Praetorius: Dances “Terpsichore” Attaingnant: 6 Pavanes & LaNoue Davenport, Recorders, Krummhorns, Tenor Viol; Judith Gaillards; Banchieri: Fantasie Davidoff, Treble & Bass Viol, Vielle; Susan Evans, Percussion Veracini: Four Sonatas MMO 3370 Instructional Material Folk Songs of Many Nations MMO 3337 Let’s Play The Recorder MMO 3338 Compiled and edited by Erich Katz, Dean of the American A Children’s Method Recorder movement and the man responsible for the A delighful approach to recorder study for children. enormous recorder renaissance in the Easy exercises plus fully illustrated hand position U.S.A. during the 1960’s and ‘70’s. photographs take the player through all the steps Here is a superior text for learning to necessary to learn. play the soprano recorder. Each lesson is built around a series of duets and You Can Play The Recorder MMO 3339 trios, beginning with the simplest of An Adult Method folk songs to the more elaborate music of Bach. Your fellow player is LaNoue Recorder, guitar, percussion plus bass accompany you. Davenport, recorder virtuoso and This method, and its sister edition were developed by former performer with the Noah Sonya and Gerald Burakoff, who have taught thousands to play the Greenberg Pro Musica group. recorder. Contains step by step instructions with illustrations. Familiar songs and duets guide you to excellence. Please send the recordings checked below: Single CD’s are $29.98, *2 CD sets are $34.98. Music Book included. I MMO 3337 I MMO 3356 Special Discount for American Recorder Readers-15%off with this coupon Ship to: I MMO 3338 I MMO 3357* I MMO 3339 I MMO 3358* NAME I MMO 3340 I MMO 3359* I MMO 3341 I MMO 3360 ADDRESS Charge to my: MMO 3370 I I I I CITY STATE ZIP CARD# Music Minus One 50 Executive Blvd. Elmsford, NY 10523-1325 EXP. DATE / / 800-669-7464 • email: [email protected] • www.musicminusone.com EDITOR’S ______NOTE ______ ______ ______ ______ Volume XLII, Number 4 September 2001 Almost half of American Recorder readers FEATURES do not belong to a chapter of the ARS. They Play-Along Discs for the Recorder: An Overview . 11 are independent members, perhaps living Through the capabilities of CD technology, there are talented far from a chapter location or preferring to accompanists in every style waiting to sit down with you and play, practice on their own and to play by Susan Groskreutz with.....whom? If they are lucky, they know of instru- 4 Romantic Music for Recorder Ensemble: mentalists in their area who have the time Why Not? . 18 and the ability to read through our reper- Since recorder players have always adapted music intended for toire. But it is not easy to find other ama- others, there’s no reason 19th-century music should be ignored, teurs who have the right combination of by Thomas E. Van Dahm skills and who present no scheduling diffi- culties. And getting together a group for a Composing a Fugue for Recorders . 20 satisfying read-through of Brandenburg The second in a series of articles by composers and arrangers discussing how they write music for recorder, No. 2? Not likely. 11 So it is encouraging to know that there by Glen Shannon is a growing body of play-along materials DEPARTMENTS available for recorder players. How to sort it all out? AR asked Sue Groskreutz to Advertiser Index . 40 spend the beginning of her summer play- Book Reviews . 31 ing along with outstanding instrumental- Chapters & Consorts . 32 ists of previous decades and far-off coasts Classified . 40 and continents in an effort to guide our 20 readers in their search for the perfect virtu- Music Reviews. 22 al consort experience (page 11). On the Cutting Edge. 35 If you’re looking for live musical part- ON THE COVER: President’s Message . 3 ners, try the Amateur Chamber Music Illustration Response . 36 Players, a network of mostly string quartet by players who are reaching out to wind and Don Sommers Tidings . 4 early instrument players. ACMP directo- © 2001 ARS at Amherst, Carnegie Hall LinkUP!, Burgess Sonatina ries—one for North and Central America Indiana Recorder Academy, Boston Early Music Festival and one for the rest of the world—-list members hoping to be contacted for an evening of music-making, whether by trav- BENJAMIN S. 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