Music for One Recorder

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Carol (Corpus Christi Carol)  A setting (with variations) for treble recorder and guitar of the haunting Corpus Christi Carol.

Music for a while (Purcell) for tenor recorder and guitar:
'Musick, musick for a while, Shall all your cares beguile…'

Tango.
Tenor recorder and guitar.
A delightful and challenging piece!

Three Pieces for tenor recorder and Guitar (Available from Wirripang). Moderately difficult. Score and parts.

Three Songs Without Words  Duets for treble recorder and guitar:

  1. Reminiscence
  2. Waiting
  3. Mirabeau Bridge
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Music for two Recorders

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Browning (or The Leaves Be Green) is an original piece for treble recorder, tenor recorder and guitar.
Canto Nuevo  is a cheerful trio for treble recorder, tenor recorder and guitar (or two trebles).

Five Duets for C Recorders  These attractive duets are from Thomas Morleys's book of Canzonets to Two Voices (1595).
They are not very difficult and fit nicely on recorders.
Score and parts. 

Five Duets for F Recorders  These attractive duets are from Thomas Morleys's book of Canzonets to Two Voices (1595).
They are not very difficult and fit nicely on recorders.
Score and parts. 

Pur ti miro (I gaze upon you), is the final love duet from Claudio Monteverdi's last opera: L'Incoronazione di Poppea (1643).
I have arranged this gorgeous duet for two tenor recorders, with guitar accompaniment.

Spanish Dreams
A two-movement piece (Camino and Folk Song) for treble recorder, tenor recorder and guitar.

Trio No.1.
A trio in three movements for treble recorder, tenor recorder and guitar.
Score and parts.

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Music for Three Recorders

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Christmas Carols for recorder trio (treble/tenor/bass). Ten well-known (and some less well-known) carols.
Christmas Carols for recorder trio (descant/treble/tenor). Ten well-known (and some less well-known) carols.

Five Baroque Trios for three F recorders.
(I have also included a bass clef part for recorder 3)
A variety of short trios by Baroque composers, arranged from very easy to slightly more challenging.

Five Baroque Trios for three C recorders.
A variety of short trios by Baroque composers, arranged from very easy to slightly more challenging.

Five Purcell Trios for Recorders. Five of Purcell's finest trios, arranged for recorders (descant-treble-tenor).
1. Ah, how pleasant 'tis to love.
2. In these delightful, pleasant groves.
3. Fairest Isle.
4. Shepherd, shepherd leave decoying.
5. The Amorous Flute.
Score and parts.

Five Purcell Trios for Recorders. Five of Purcell's finest trios, arranged for recorders (treble-tenor-bass).
1. Ah, how pleasant 'tis to love.
2. In these delightful, pleasant groves.
3. Fairest Isle.
4. Shepherd, shepherd leave decoying.
5. The Amorous Flute.
Score and parts.

Four English Madrigals for recorder trio (treble/tenor/bass):
1. Springtime mantleth every bough (Thomas Morley)
2. O sleep, fond fancy (Thomas Morley) 
3. Your shining eyes (Thomas Bateson)
4. Follow me, sweet love (Michael East)

Three Irish melodies for recorder trio.
The Parting Glass: Tenor 1 (or Treble)/Tenor 2/Bass
Peggy Gordon: Tenor 1/Tenor 2/Bass
On Raglan Road: Treble/Tenor/Bass.
Score and parts.

Variations on 'Tower Hill' (Giles Farnaby 1563-1640), for recorder trio (treble, tenor, bass).

All I Have to Do Is Dream - arranged for recorder trio.
The classic Everly Brothers song arranged for descant/treble/bass.

Three 15th Century Trios for recorder (descant/treble/tenor)1. The Agincourt Carol (Anon - early 15th C).  2. O rosa bella is a popular 15th century chanson, by John Bedyngham (d. 1459/60). 3. Chanson by Jacob Obrecht (1457/8-1505).
Three 15th Century Trios for recorder (treble/tenor/bass)1. The Agincourt Carol (Anon - early 15th C).  2. O rosa bella is a popular 15th century chanson, by John Bedyngham (d. 1459/60). 3. Chanson by Jacob Obrecht (1457/8-1505).
Variations on 'Tower Hill' (Giles Farnaby 1563-1640), for recorder trio (treble, tenor, bass).

All I Have to Do Is Dream - arranged for recorder trio.
The classic Everly Brothers song arranged for descant/treble/bass.

Three 15th Century Trios for recorder (descant/treble/tenor)1. The Agincourt Carol (Anon - early 15th C).  2. O rosa bella is a popular 15th century chanson, by John Bedyngham (d. 1459/60). 3. Chanson by Jacob Obrecht (1457/8-1505).
Three 15th Century Trios for recorder (treble/tenor/bass)1. The Agincourt Carol (Anon - early 15th C).  2. O rosa bella is a popular 15th century chanson, by John Bedyngham (d. 1459/60). 3. Chanson by Jacob Obrecht (1457/8-1505).

Music for Four Recorders

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Anitra's Dance for recorder quartet (descant/treble/tenor/bass)
Anitra's Dance from Peer Gynt Suite 1 (Op. 46). Peer Gynt, Op. 23, is the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's 1867 play Peer Gynt.  Score and parts.

Christmas Carols for recorder quartet (d/tr/t/b) Book One. 20 well-known (and some less well-known) Christmas carols in two books, arranged for recorder quartet (descant/treble/tenor/bass).
Christmas Carols for recorder quartet (d/tr/t/b) Book Two. 20 well-known (and some less well-known) Christmas carols in two books, arranged for recorder quartet (descant/treble/tenor/bass).
Dulce Embeleso by  Miguel Matamoros. Beautiful Cuban song, arranged for recorder quartet.
Five Purcell Recorder Quartets is a suite of five movements from the incidental music for the play Abdelazer or, The Moor's Revenge, a 1676 play by Aphra Behn. Score and individual parts.
Four Seasons In One Day is one of Crowded House's biggest hits. The title refers to the changeable weather in Melbourne, Australia. Arranged here for recorder quartet: descant, treble, tenor, and bass. Score and parts.
Here, There And Everywhere (Lennon/McCartney)Here, There and Everywhere was written by Paul McCartney (but credited as Lennon-McCartney). In his authorised biography Paul named it as one of his personal favourites. Arranged here for recorder quartet (descant/treble/tenor/bass). Score and parts.
Jenkins Fantasia 5 for recorder quartet. John Jenkins (1592-1678) was the greatest of the composers for consorts of viols, though his works are little-known outside the viol-playing community. I think this Fantasia (and No.6) are the best of his numerous pieces for four viols and they work very well as a recorder quartet. Score and parts
Jenkins Fantasia 6 ('All in a Garden Green') for recorder quartet. John Jenkins (1592-1678) was the greatest of the composers for consorts of viols. I think this Fantasia (and No.5) are the best of his numerous pieces for four viols and they work very well as a recorder quartet. Score and parts.
Juramento (I swear) by Miguel Matamoros. Recorder quartet - score and parts.
Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) by Billy Joel. "Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)" was inspired by Alexa Ray Joel, his daughter by Christie Brinkley. Arranged here for recorder quartet (descant/treble/tenor/bass). Score and parts.
Madrigal (from The Mikado) & The Long Day Closes for recorder quartet (d/tr/t/b) by Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900). Score and parts.

Matona mia cara is one of the most well-known madrigals. The text tells the story of a German soldier attempting to woo an Italian lady. It makes a lively recorder quartet.
Score and parts.

Medley: Uptown Girl with Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) and The Longest Time by Billy Joel. For recorder quartet (d/tr/t/b). Score and parts.
Nine Easy Recorder Quartets for 2 descants and 2 trebles (or 2 descants, treble & tenor). Nine Easy Recorder Quartets by various composers. This set is intended for the beginning quartet, with the pieces starting with the very easy, and progressing to the easy/intermediate.

Nine Easy Recorder Quartets for 2 trebles, tenor & bass. Nine Easy Recorder Quartets by various composers. This set is intended for the beginning quartet, with the pieces starting with the very easy, and progressing to the easy/intermediate.


Nocturne in C for recorder quartet (tr1/tr2/t/b). Nicolai Tcherepnin (1873-1945) was a Russian composer. This beautiful Nocturne in C is from his Opus 35, 6 Horn Quartets, here arranged for recorder quartet.
Pavan - Alman - Fantasy for recorder quartet (d/tr/t/b) by Thomas Tomkins (1572 – 1656). Thomas Tomkins  was a Welsh-born composer of the late Tudor and early Stuart period. Score and parts.
Suite in F major for recorder quartet (treble, tenor 1, tenor 2, bass) by Clive Lane is a three movement work (Allegretto-Largo-Allegro) in a modern, tonal idiom. Score and parts.

The Longest Time is a doo-wop song by Billy Joel, released in 1984 as the fourth single from the 1983 album An Innocent Man. I have arranged it here for recorder quartet (descant/treble/tenor/bass). Score and parts.

Three Irish Melodies for recorder quartet (T1/T2/T3/B): The Parting Glass, Peggy Gordon, and On Raglan Road, arranged for recorder quartet.

Three Pieces for Recorder Quartet (treble, tenor 1, tenor 2, bass) by Clive Lane:
1. Milo mou kokkino - Fast and lively
2. Mirabeau Bridge - Allegretto, wistfully 
3. Fiesta - Moderato
Score and parts

Three Quartets for Recorders (d/tr/t/b) by Clive Lane.
1.   Air – with a Renaissance style 
2.   Gigue – a modern take on a baroque form
3.   Kanon – Pachelbel’s piece re-imagined 
Score and parts

Three South African Songs for recorder quartet (d/tr/t/b).
1. Shosholoza 
2. Thula Baba is a popular Zulu lullaby.
3. N’Kosi Sikelel iAfrika 

Three Tangos for recorder quartet (d/tr/t/b) by Clive Lane.
1. Allegro
2. Allegro moderato
3. Moderato
Three catchy tango quartets! Score and parts.

Two American Folk-Hymns arranged for recorder quartet (descant/treble/tenor/bass).
Amazing Grace and How can I keep from singing?
 Score and parts.

Two Bruckner Motets (Anton Bruckner 1824-1896) for recorder quartet. Two of Anton Bruckner's most beloved motets:
Locus iste and Vexilla regis, arranged for recorder quartet (descant/treble/tenor/bass).
Score and parts.

Two Carols: A un niño llorando al hielo (Guerrero) and Jul, jul, strålande jul (Nordqvist) for recorder quartet (treble, tenor 1, tenor 2, bass).
1. A un niño llorando al hielo, by Francisco Guerrero(1528-1599)
2. Jul, jul, strålande jul, by Gustave Nordqvist (1886-1949)
Score and parts.

Two Carols: Noel Nouvelet & Es ist ein Ros entsprungen for recorder quartet:
1. Noël Nouvelet (French) - treble tenor 1, tenor 2, bass
2. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (German) - treble, tenor 1, tenor 2, great bass.

Variations on 'Barbara Allen's Cruelty' for recorder quartet (d/tr/t/b) by Clive Lane. Seven variations on the English folk song Barbara Allen's Cruelty for recorder quartet.
The treble and bass parts both have solos. Score and parts

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Music for Recorder Quintets, Sextets, Recorder Orchestra

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Allegri's Miserere for recorder orchestra. Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652). Allegri's Miserere is one of the masterpieces of the High Renaissance. The score was jealously guarded by the Sistine Chapel Choir, though both Mozart and Mendelssohn famously transcribed it by ear.
Andante cantabile  from Tchaikovsky's 1st String Quartet, Op. 11 (1871) arranged for recorder orchestra. The haunting melody is said to be a Russian folk song that Tchaikovsky heard one of his housekeepers singing. Arranged for descant/treble 1/treble 2/tenor 1/tenor 2/ bass/great bass/contrabass. Score and parts.

Bésame mucho (Kiss me a lot) by Consuelo Velazquez (1916-2005)
For recorder quintet (d/tr/t1/t2/b) or recorder ensemble. Score and parts

Blacwattle Suite for recorder quintet: descant, treble, tenor, bass, contrabass.
A three movement work: andante - largo - allegretto
6' 55" duration. Score and parts.

Bogoritsye Devo (Ave Maria) by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) for recorder ensemble (descant/treble/tenor/bass - the parts split, so at least two recorders will be needed for each part. Bogoritsye Devo (Ave Maria) is the famous sixth movement from Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil Op.37. Score and parts.

Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) for recorder quartet [descant/treble/tenor/bass] or recorder orchestra and guitar. This gorgeous piece is one of Fauré's most famous works, originally for choir and piano (or organ). Score and parts.
Corpus Christi Carol for recorder quintet. The Corpus Christi Carol or Falcon Carol is a Middle or Early Modern English hymn (or carol), first written down by an apprentice grocer named Richard Hill between 1504 and 1536. The original writer of the carol remains anonymous. Arranged here for recorder quintet: descant, treble, tenor, bass, contrabass. Score and parts
Daphne - a Renaissance melody arranged for recorder quintet. The anonymous tune DAPHNE, (also known as Hit and Miss) was a great favourite in Elizabethan times, arranged here for recorder quintet (or ensemble): descant - treble - tenor - bass - great bass. The great bass can be replaced by contrabass. Score and all parts

Ego flos campi. The most famous motet by Jacobus Clemens non Papa (1510-1546), arranged here for seven recorders, or for recorder ensemble/orchestra.
I have included two versions (both with scores and parts), one at normal pitch with the descant recorder taking the top part, and one for the lower recorders (8ft pitch). Score and parts.

Elgar's Serenade (for recorder orchestra) by Edward Elgar (1857-1934). Movement 1 (Allegro piacevole). This delightful Serenade for string orchestra (Op. 20) was the piece that made Elgar’s reputation as a young composer.
Arranged here for recorder orchestra (d/tr1/t2/t1/t2/b/gb/cb). Score and parts

Entrée de Polymnie by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) for recorder ensemble/orchestra with guitar accompaniment (Descant/Treble 1&2/ Tenor 1&2/Bass 1&2/Contrabass + guitar). In the opera this music accompanies the entrance of Polymnie, the muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn and dance. Score and parts.

Fortuna desperata, nasci, pati, mori (Desperate fortune - I am born, I suffer, I die) by Ludwig Senfl takes the Fortuna Desperata melody of the earlier composer Binchois as the basis for a new piece.
Arranged here for recorder quintet/ensemble.
Score and parts.

Gigue (for recorder sextet) by Clive Lane. An exuberant Gigue for recorder sextet or recorder orchestra in a tonal, tuneful idiom.
Score and parts (descant, treble 1, treble 2, tenor, bass, contrabass).

Love Is All Around by Reg Presley. Originally by the Troggs, but better known in the version by Wet, Wet, Wet (and from the movie Love Actually). Arranged here for recorder sextet (descant, treble 1, treble 2, tenor 1, tenor 2, bass). Score and parts.
Love is all around (by Reg Presley). Originally by the Troggs, but better known in the version by Wet, Wet, Wet (and from the movie Love Actually). Arranged here for recorder orchestra (descant, treble 1, treble 2, tenor 1, tenor 2, bass, great bass, contrabass), or for recorder octet. Score and parts.

Mad World by Roland Orzabal. Recorder quintet: descant, treble, tenor 1, tenor 2, bass.
Score and parts.

Nimrod (for recorder ensemble) by Edward Elgar (1857-1934). This famous melody from Elgar's Enigma Variations is arranged here for recorder quintet/ensemble.

O Clap Your Hands (Anthem for eight voices) by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
Gibbons was perhaps the most famous English composer in the years after Byrd and before Purcell. Score and parts.

Parsons Ave Maria by Robert Parsons (ca. 1535-1571/2) for recorder ensemble. Robert Parsons' most famous motet, arranged here for recorder quintet/ensemble. Score and parts.
Quiet thoughts - for recorder quintet (tr/t1/t2/b/cb) by Clive Lane. A reflective composition for recorder quintet, originally composed for a quiet moment at a wedding, but also used since in funeral commemorations. Score and individual parts

Schubert 'Andante con moto' for recorder orchestra by Franz Schubert (1797-1828). 
Arranged for recorder orchestra (d/tr1/tr2/tr3/t1/t2/b/gb/cb). The famous second movement of the Piano Trio No. 2 in Eb, Op. 100, used in many movies – notably by Stanley Kubrick in his film Barry Lyndon. Score and parts

Stop the Cavalry is an anti-war song and a Christmas song written and performed by English musician Jona Lewie, released in 1980.
I have arranged it here for a recorder ensemble/orchestra of tr/t1/t2/b1/b2/b3/cb
Score and parts.

Wexford Carol for recorder quintet (d/tr/t1/t2/b).
The Wexford Carol or the Enniscorthy Carol (Irish: Carúl Loch Garman, Carúl Inis Córthaidh) is a traditional religious Irish Christmas carol originating from Enniscorthy in County Wexford.
Score and parts

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