Why is it called a recorder?

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  • Опубліковано 27 чер 2023
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  • @chrispysaid
    @chrispysaid Рік тому +227

    Imagine if you started off every answer to a question with a sick flute solo

    • @reaganb6013
      @reaganb6013 Рік тому +50

      *video about recorders*
      comments: flute

    • @johntungyep
      @johntungyep Рік тому +33

      @@reaganb6013The recorder is a type of flute: a fipple flute. Blockflöte in German, flauto dolce in Italian etc.

    • @CamKablam
      @CamKablam Рік тому +19

      @@johntungyep You get em' John

    • @tacticalbacon9877
      @tacticalbacon9877 10 місяців тому

      @@johntungyepwe sprachen de english hier though brother. Who actually speaks german anyways

    • @johntungyep
      @johntungyep 10 місяців тому

      @@tacticalbacon9877 Was sagst du ?

  • @nuberiffic
    @nuberiffic Рік тому +221

    In uni I was taught it was because it was the instrument used to teach melodies to birds.
    The melody was then "recorded" onto the bird

    • @FelipeFerreira7
      @FelipeFerreira7 Рік тому +9

      this is right too

    • @Just_lazuli
      @Just_lazuli Рік тому +2

      Wdym? They said birds made singed because humans teached them to do so?

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 Рік тому +5

      ​@@Just_lazuli Made singed? Are you scribling Old Englisch? Is that Frankisch influence?

    • @Just_lazuli
      @Just_lazuli Рік тому +20

      @@voornaam3191 Very funny, laughing on people whose English is not their first language. I bet you don't even have a second language, otherwise you would be mocking people for trying their best.

    • @Musicman995
      @Musicman995 Рік тому

      @@voornaam3191 before you write a comment like this make sure you spell it correctly you absolute donut 😂

  • @millennial8441
    @millennial8441 Рік тому +36

    Great! In Portuguese, we call it "flauta doce" (sweet flute) due to the mellow and the sweetness of its color sound.

  • @groeswenphil
    @groeswenphil Рік тому +73

    I was once in a shop. A child was pestering her mother to buy her a recorder. The mother looked puzzled, then asked, “Yes, but what does it record?”

  • @trevorhoward2254
    @trevorhoward2254 7 місяців тому +7

    I just love baroque recorder tunes.

  • @TheNuclearGarage
    @TheNuclearGarage 2 місяці тому +2

    You play it wonderfully. Amazing. Thank you.

  • @Deu_terio
    @Deu_terio Рік тому +42

    Interesting. In italian it's called flauto dolce, "gentle flute"

    • @Just_lazuli
      @Just_lazuli Рік тому +5

      In Spanish is "Flauta dulce" (Sweet flute)

    • @rubenproost2552
      @rubenproost2552 Рік тому +4

      Dutch: blokfluit. A block flute.

    • @ZoeR.
      @ZoeR. Рік тому +3

      German: Blockflöte, a block flute

    • @magusl9628
      @magusl9628 8 місяців тому +3

      ​@@Just_lazuli same name as italian, "gentle" is a less literal translation.

  • @bgaona
    @bgaona Рік тому +30

    Another question that's bothered me for 40 years answered. Thanks, guys!😊😊

  • @luisbassooon
    @luisbassooon 9 місяців тому +6

    I absolutely love all the family of recorders and barroque music they play, i would like to say its one of the easiest intrument to play.

  • @MyHomeExperiments
    @MyHomeExperiments 7 місяців тому +3

    This piece actually went to outer space.

  • @amisvega9756
    @amisvega9756 Рік тому +46

    Petition to change the name in English to "mellow flute" or "block flute" to go in line with the rest of the world. 😅

  • @zebra24-7
    @zebra24-7 Рік тому +7

    Such a pretty sound!

  • @Kargbo-Reffell_Music
    @Kargbo-Reffell_Music Рік тому +5

    My name is Richard and I'm sitting in a corner... sitting in a corner playing my recorder.

  • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
    @JaneDoe-ci3gj Рік тому +6

    Great video, ❤
    learnt a new word today😊👍
    Aurally adverb in a way that is connected with hearing and listening.
    Greetings from Sweden!🇸🇪

  • @ogcontraband
    @ogcontraband 5 місяців тому

    That's part of the reason for my famous song title "Trying to Forget"

  • @0u0ak
    @0u0ak Рік тому +4

    When I worked in schools I'd refer to the recorder as a medieval torture device. Played well, I love it, however.

  • @tesmith47
    @tesmith47 2 місяці тому

    Damn, you playing the hell out that recorder!!

  • @user-un4zp8zr1k
    @user-un4zp8zr1k 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks ! Never knew until now !

  • @pennywhistle9060
    @pennywhistle9060 2 місяці тому

    In the eastern United States, especially rural Virginia and the Appalachian area, it's called a fipple flute.

  • @mazely
    @mazely 4 місяці тому

    In my language, it's called "sweet flute".

  • @MichaelBakrnchev1989
    @MichaelBakrnchev1989 Рік тому +1

    Lovely excerpt, and explanation, thank you for sharing

  • @SomeoneBeginingWithI
    @SomeoneBeginingWithI Рік тому +3

    I've always wonderd this, thank you!

  • @Akanio_Vatheros
    @Akanio_Vatheros 5 місяців тому

    Oh, so they can sound good, thanks for clearing that up!

  • @Lord_Baphomet_
    @Lord_Baphomet_ Рік тому +3

    The way she has that on her lips…

  • @justino8935
    @justino8935 7 місяців тому

    Omg I’m in love with her 😂 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @MatiasLunaMusica
    @MatiasLunaMusica Рік тому +2

    "to remember" in spanish is "recordar"

  • @scathatch
    @scathatch Рік тому +5

    I love that. I think birds are quite appreciative of the recorder.

  • @VanessaDaiana23
    @VanessaDaiana23 9 місяців тому +1

    En castellano se dice Flauta Dulce, en italiano Flauto dolce, en francés Flute a bec.

  • @JohnyG29
    @JohnyG29 11 місяців тому +1

    I record hearing something similar.

  • @artstocker60
    @artstocker60 2 місяці тому

    Interesting. Being an amateur linguist I had sort of supposed this.

  • @pandapapandapa
    @pandapapandapa Рік тому +2

    many other types of instruments do the same - repeat and etc.

  • @fossaflute
    @fossaflute Рік тому +3

    In Russian we say "blockfleita"(blockflute)

    • @summerfrost85
      @summerfrost85 Рік тому

      That's interesting. In the Netherlands we also say blokfluit (blockflute).

    • @RedonneMoi1712
      @RedonneMoi1712 2 місяці тому

      yeah, because in German it's called Blockflöte :)

    • @fossaflute
      @fossaflute 2 місяці тому +1

      @RedonneMoi1712 Yes, haha, I mostly buy my flutes in Germany :) Germany and the Netherlands are the centers of recorder-music

  • @user-go9jn4gv2t
    @user-go9jn4gv2t 2 місяці тому

    In order for one to see the notes by the fingering. This is baroque beckflote, however its size is by far huger than the common beckflote. I think this is the reason. Because, although the quality of sound is alright it is not as good as the littler beckflote. Of course this interpreter is a virtuose but one hears the doubling of the sound in the wood. This is because of size. It is quite interesting to understand that Minstrels (les menestrels) also had paedagogic music instruments. Among mates they might use the Recorder. But in contests before, for example, the knights or the notables, they might use the littler beckflotes of usual size.

  • @richsackett3423
    @richsackett3423 Рік тому +3

    Lordy. That’s tuned so low. Like 413Hz I’m guessing.

  • @scathatch
    @scathatch Рік тому +1

    interesting

  • @jomolhari
    @jomolhari 9 місяців тому +1

    In Spanish is called flauta dulce, it means sweet flute. And it's inaccurate, as it has no taste.

    • @magusl9628
      @magusl9628 8 місяців тому +1

      😂 I would say it does have taste, but rather bitter, like varnish

    • @andychen7390
      @andychen7390 7 місяців тому

      The sound is "sweet", hence "sweet flute".

  • @Kyo.11
    @Kyo.11 9 днів тому

    Which is the afination of that flute? Thanks.

  • @Paperpencilpizza
    @Paperpencilpizza Рік тому +2

    everyone just spam My name is Richard and I'm sitting in a corner... sitting in a corner playing my recorder.

  • @robertmetzinger5825
    @robertmetzinger5825 6 місяців тому

    One time and band camp......

  • @Eclipse-Solar
    @Eclipse-Solar 9 місяців тому +1

    Playing a recorder 8va makes it sound so more different than everyone’s explaining it normally in the comments.. I guess since I play flute the instruments related to it I can play just how I would with the flute (trust me I could play a pan flute 8va and almost 16va within 5 minutes-)

  • @MixolydianMode
    @MixolydianMode Рік тому +4

    She plays beautifully but her mouth is funny.

  • @Arc-Trooper_Fives
    @Arc-Trooper_Fives 6 місяців тому

    That is an alto

  • @LaDivinaLover
    @LaDivinaLover 11 місяців тому

    So really it should be called a reciter.

  • @aindreiastube
    @aindreiastube Рік тому

    Is this a voiceflute? Alto? I can't tell.

  • @Pacha_Nukaya23
    @Pacha_Nukaya23 Рік тому

    Hermosa !!!

  • @AMPProf
    @AMPProf Рік тому

    HOT LADY CAUSE RECORDER OR Hot Lady plays recorder

  • @user-ld9xh5et3s
    @user-ld9xh5et3s Рік тому

    Tenor recorder

  • @jimgilbert9984
    @jimgilbert9984 8 місяців тому

    Then why aren't the lute and gitern called a recorder, too?

    • @magusl9628
      @magusl9628 8 місяців тому

      I guess the name was already taken. Now, seriously: lute and gitern come from their greek names, I think, or some other language. Recorder is specifically English for this type of flute.

    • @jimgilbert9984
      @jimgilbert9984 8 місяців тому

      @@magusl9628
      Ah, but from her explanation any instrument used by a minstrel could be called a recorder.
      I tend to notice things like that.
      Like those commercials about osteoporosis medicine for postmenopausal women that should not be taken by pregnant women. Huh!?!

    • @jcortese3300
      @jcortese3300 2 місяці тому

      @@jimgilbert9984 Not really. Lute and citterns were used to accompany a sung melody, not make the melody itself.

    • @jimgilbert9984
      @jimgilbert9984 2 місяці тому

      @@jcortese3300
      Thanks for the info.
      I'm still learning about music, though I've dipped my toes in every once in a while for years. Now that I have some time, I've devoted myself to trying to learn how to play a couple of instruments - the ocarina and kalimba - but I'm still learning the vocabulary.
      So, thanks again for the information.

  • @ImAnBoosterBaby
    @ImAnBoosterBaby Рік тому +2

    Ah yes. The sound of my school trauma.

  • @user-rx7ro8dn8d
    @user-rx7ro8dn8d Рік тому

    Married me?

  • @mymo_in_Bb
    @mymo_in_Bb Рік тому +1

    when the video takes more than half its length to get to the point 💀

  • @michelecilli1368
    @michelecilli1368 Рік тому

    "Orally" not " aurally" ?

    • @LubaFan
      @LubaFan Рік тому +3

      "Aurally" is correct.

    • @michelecilli1368
      @michelecilli1368 Рік тому

      @@LubaFan yeah , looked it up! but thx ! :)

  • @isuriadireja91
    @isuriadireja91 Рік тому +1

    or....they can just call it A FLUTE.

  • @sociablemisanthrope9066
    @sociablemisanthrope9066 Рік тому

    One time in summer camp…

  • @handsfree1000
    @handsfree1000 Рік тому

    I’ve never heard a recorder played so well. Recorders normally go into some kind of falsetto and sound awful

    • @Fenyxfire
      @Fenyxfire Рік тому +1

      Look up Lucie Horsch

    • @Fenyxfire
      @Fenyxfire Рік тому

      Also theres a lot of famous song with recorders....including Stairway to heaven

    • @joerosenman3480
      @joerosenman3480 7 місяців тому +2

      Then you’ve never heard a recorder played by someone who knew how to play the instrument before. As with all musical instruments performing with any skill first requires learning and practice, practice, practice. Outside of the first octave achieving the desired note becomes trickier, and as you just heard the pitch produced is subject to “adjustment” by the performer-intentional or otherwise. Quality of instrument, musicianship and performance all are factors contributing to the result. There are lovely recorder recordings to listen to if you are interested, performing music up to and including JS Bach.

    • @cuibonocuibono
      @cuibonocuibono 6 місяців тому

      Then try also to listen to musicians like Michala Petri. You won't be disappointed.

  • @limethefemboy5205
    @limethefemboy5205 Рік тому +1

    I hate that in English it's called a recorder cus it's not any less of a flute than what you'd normally call a flute in English. In Spanish we call recorders Flauta de pico (peaked flute would be a very bad literal translation) and flutes Flauta travesera (traversal flute which comes from it being a modern traverso) which is much better than discriminating a whole type of flute under such name as recorder and completely discarding the idea and name of the traverso which is the whole reason why the so called flute exists

    • @nirfz
      @nirfz Рік тому +1

      in german it's called after the wooden block that is put in to make it sound like it does and the translation would be "block flute". (It is a very descriptive language after all)
      I find the spanish, italian and german versions better than the english one.

    • @Shtuhtefup
      @Shtuhtefup 11 місяців тому

      As a recorder player, i am very comfortable with the very deliberate distinction. Each flute has an incredibly large range of notes and dynamics and timbres that make it well suited for large groups.
      The recorder on the other hand is like the gamba in that its so much more intimate and a lot more limited than modern day instruments which honestly makes it more special (a rose is only beautiful because it dies). You can not play it in a large group in giant halls unless its a recorder consort. Its for small venues and smaller crowds.

    • @nirfz
      @nirfz 11 місяців тому

      @@Shtuhtefup People like the look and smell of roses, not that they die and not because they die. Otherwise you wouldn't find items looking like roses made out of metal, porcellain, plastic, wood...

    • @magusl9628
      @magusl9628 8 місяців тому

      *beak flute would be the literal translation of flauta de pico (es otro tipo de pico, como el pico de un ave), and I know it as flauta dulce (sweet flute), I'm Argentinian
      *flauta traversa is the correct name, although that might be just a typo on your part

  • @voornaam3191
    @voornaam3191 Рік тому

    Why does Dutch translate tape recorder to band recorder? Just as weird. Musicians playing in a band, okay, but we got them playing in a tape. Thanks a lot, history.

    • @ObjectorSnark
      @ObjectorSnark Рік тому +1

      a "band" can also be a belt or bracelet or any sort of flat surface wrapped around on itself
      in this case the tape is a band of plastic impregnated with magnetic metal oxides on which the signal is recorded