Piper's SongbookMedieval and Renaissance music for recorder
12 free medieval and Renaissance music for recorder, sorted from easiest to hardest. Start with Pastime with Good Company, which uses 6 notes. The recorder was at its most popular in the Renaissance and Baroque, so these tunes sit naturally on it. Every song has letter notes with a fingering under each note, sheet music you can play along with, and a tip for its hardest bar.
Both hands
The right hand joins for low D, E and F♯. No thumb pinch yet.
Thumb pinch
High E, F♯ and G, which need a pinched thumb hole.
Cross fingerings
F, G♯, B♭, low C♯ and the highest notes.
Gaudete7 notes: B, A, G, C′, E, D, FRonde "Mon Amy"7 notes: B, A, G, C′, E, D, FBelle qui tiens ma vie9 notes: B, A, G, C′, D′, F♯, E, E′, G♯Sumer Is Icumen In9 notes: B, A, G, D′, F♯, E, D, C♯′, C♯Greensleeves11 notes: B, A, G, C′, D′, F♯, E, E′, G′, G♯, F♯′Rondeau from Abdelazer12 notes: A, C′, D′, D, E′, G′, C♯′, F, B♭, F′, A′, B♭′
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