Recorder

	Other Names: N/A
	Type: Wind
	Origin: Unknown
	In Redwall: N/A
	Appearance: What essentially defines a recorder are that it has the following principals: the lip (cut near the top of the body), the fipple (a block of wood inserted in the end to be blown), and the windway (a narrow channel along the fipple through which air is blown against the edge of the lip to produce sound).  The body of the instrument is straight and has any number of finger holes, and it typically flares out at the end, although not always.  Within those parameters, a recorder can be almost anything.  Some have strangely spaced finger holes.  Some are ornately decorated.  They can be as small as the width of a hand or longer than a human torso.  There are really two types of recorders: Baroque recorders and Renaissance recorders.  The main difference is that the Renaissance recorders have a larger bore, giving them more strength in the lower series of notes.
	Use: Recorders have been found all over the world and used for many different purposes.  In the Renaissance, they were commonly used in ensembles.  They've been used both in secular and religious music.  Sometimes a recorder would be played solo.  It depended on the period and the location.
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	For More Information: The Recorder Medieval Recorders