> On 1 May 2018, at 00:42, J Martin Rushton <martinrushto...@btinternet.com> > wrote: > > On 30/04/18 22:14, Hans Åberg wrote: >> >>> On 30 Apr 2018, at 22:50, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Flutes have a very definite pitch, making it hard to play in unison, >>>> unlike strings then. It is mentioned in Blatter's book on >>>> orchestration. >>> >>> I think recorders are quite worse in that respect. >> >> Recorders cannot adjust the pitch independently of dynamics, but a performer >> said he tries to adjust for beats. Incidentally, J.S. Bach wrote for flutes >> and not recorders, and at home he had a clavichord, with after key touch >> pitch bend. >> > If you use alternative fingerings on the recorder you can subtly change > the pitch, which combined with a breath adjustment in the other way > results in a dynamic. For instance G can be lowered by using the ring > or little finger of the right hand, then the breath is increased to come > back to pitch resulting in a louder note. In the other direction a > leaky fingering will raise the pitch, though I must admit I've never > mastered that technique without introducing the instability that can > lead to a squeal. > > For a lot of earlier music it can be difficult to know if "flauto" is a > flauto dolce (sweet flute - recorder) or a flauto transvero (sp?). It > mainly seems to depend upon the modern speaker, regardless of the > ancient composer! ;-)
It was a claim about J.S. Bach, who seemed to favor more expressive instruments. But performers of recorders are nowadays good. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
