Music Minus One Recorder, Flute, Oboe or Violin: Renaissance Dances and Fantasias (Book & CD) [Paperback]

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Product Details

• Paperback: 16 pages
• Publisher: Music Minus One; Pap/Com edition (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596153326
• ISBN-13: 978-1596153325
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,306,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars good but rather difficult, March 26, 2007

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This review is from: Music Minus One Recorder, Flute, Oboe or Violin: Renaissance Dances and Fantasias (Book & CD) (Paperback)

The music selection is very nice and the accompaniment is very well played.
I would, however, put a note of cautiousness on the difficulties that you could find. 1. On the CD, you will find the accompaniments only, which limits the guidance you find. 2. Rythms are often very quick and there is only one 'tempo' -- the real one -- on this CD. 3. Most of the scores are for soprano recorder, even the Pierrre Attaignant's scores, which are indicated for the alto (treble) recorder. Of course, if you play the alto recorder you can play this music one octave higher but this implies, obviously, more difficulties. 4) The Michael Praetorius's scores (the fist 9) are difficult to read because the printing is too small.
In my view, to take full advantage of this book and CD, the recorder player should have an intermediary-high or advanced level, especially if they play alto rather than soprano recorder.
The reason why I give 4 stars rather than 5 has to do with the book printing and the lack of information on the appropriate level of potential players.