Until the death of Handel, the recorder was the flute most commonly used; after that it was dislodged from its pre-eminent position by the more versatile and more boisterous, transverse flute.

Everybody loves the flute. Along with the drum, it's among the oldest of musical instruments, going back 35,000 to 40,000 years. In those days, they made flutes from bear bones, mammoth tusks and ...

The recorder, with its lack of range and volume, didn’t stand a chance against the bold sound of a flute piercing through a concert hall. As the 19th century progressed, the recorder was phased ...

Now, to answer a few questions you might have: Yes, I can play more than “Hot Cross Buns.” No, I am not planning on transitioning to the flute anytime soon. And yes, I know you played recorder ...

Host Melissa Block talks with Rob Turner, instructor of Baroque flute and recorder at the University of Virginia. He describes and plays a crystal flute owned by President James Madison. The flute ...

The recorder is also different from the Irish tin whistle, even though it, too, is fipple flute. The internal shape of the recorder is a cylindrical headjoint and then an inverted cone for the ...

It's all about the flute in Hamilton this weekend. RNZ Concert's Andrew Clark speaks with the festival's founder, Kathryn ...

The carrot-flute video, posted on Instagram by @musoraofficial, has amassed more than 5.6 million views. What's more, the video creator also gives a tutorial on how to make a recorder (flute with a ...

The recorder used to be an instrument people wanted to hear. As a 1946 article in The Atlantic explained, ... One night this past summer, my flute teacher, Derrick, surprised me with a recorder.