The recorder is a family of woodwind musical instruments and a member of the family of duct flutes that includes tin whistles and flageolets. It is the most prominent duct flute in the western classic
Various recorders (second from the bottom disassembled into its three parts)
Recorder with German fingering. Note that the 4th finger-hole is larger than the 5th.
A musician playing a recorder.
Illustration of a man playing a recorder, from Jacques Hotteterre, Principes de la Flute Traversiere, de la Flute a Bec, et du Haut-bois(1707).
Flageolet
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The flageolet is a woodwind instrument and a member of the family of duct flutes that includes recorders and tin whistles. There are two basic forms of the instrument: the French, having four finger h
Recorder (musical instrument)
…The recorder is a family of woodwind musical instruments and a member of the family of duct flutes that includes tin whistles and flageolets. It is the most prominent duct flute in the western classical tradition. A recorder can be distinguished from other duct flutes by the presence of a…
French and english flageolets
Bird flageolet – private collection (Elemtilas)
French flageolet – private collection (Dominique Enon)