Why is it called a recorder?

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  • čas přidán 27. 06. 2023
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  • @chrispysaid
    @chrispysaid Před 11 měsíci +199

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

    • @reaganb6013
      @reaganb6013 Před 11 měsíci +47

      *video about recorders*
      comments: flute

    • @johntungyep
      @johntungyep Před 11 měsíci +28

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

    • @CamKablam
      @CamKablam Před 11 měsíci +19

      @@johntungyep You get em' John

    • @tacticalbacon9877
      @tacticalbacon9877 Před 8 měsíci

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

    • @johntungyep
      @johntungyep Před 8 měsíci

      @@tacticalbacon9877 Was sagst du ?

  • @nuberiffic
    @nuberiffic Před 11 měsíci +211

    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 Před 11 měsíci +9

      this is right too

    • @Just_lazuli
      @Just_lazuli Před 11 měsíci +2

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

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 Před 11 měsíci +5

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

    • @Just_lazuli
      @Just_lazuli Před 11 měsíci +17

      @@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 Před 10 měsíci

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

  • @groeswenphil
    @groeswenphil Před 11 měsíci +67

    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?”

  • @millennial8441
    @millennial8441 Před 11 měsíci +28

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

  • @trevorhoward2254
    @trevorhoward2254 Před 6 měsíci +6

    I just love baroque recorder tunes.

  • @bgaona
    @bgaona Před 11 měsíci +30

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

  • @MyHomeExperiments
    @MyHomeExperiments Před 6 měsíci +3

    This piece actually went to outer space.

  • @Deu_terio
    @Deu_terio Před 11 měsíci +42

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

    • @Just_lazuli
      @Just_lazuli Před 11 měsíci +5

      In Spanish is "Flauta dulce" (Sweet flute)

    • @rubenproost2552
      @rubenproost2552 Před 10 měsíci +4

      Dutch: blokfluit. A block flute.

    • @ZoeR.
      @ZoeR. Před 10 měsíci +3

      German: Blockflöte, a block flute

    • @magusl9628
      @magusl9628 Před 7 měsíci +3

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

  • @luisbassooon
    @luisbassooon Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @TheNuclearGarage
    @TheNuclearGarage Před měsícem +1

    You play it wonderfully. Amazing. Thank you.

  • @amisvega9756
    @amisvega9756 Před 11 měsíci +46

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

    • @desiderioelielton2051
      @desiderioelielton2051 Před 11 měsíci +4

      In Portuguese we call it "sweet flute" . 🤷‍♂️

    • @vibratingstring
      @vibratingstring Před 10 měsíci +1

      but we Englishpeakers like being confusing. French horn, cor anglais, er, english horn, and largemouth bass. Hahahahah.

  • @Kargbo-Reffell_Music
    @Kargbo-Reffell_Music Před 11 měsíci +5

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

  • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
    @JaneDoe-ci3gj Před 11 měsíci +6

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

  • @zebra24-7
    @zebra24-7 Před 11 měsíci +7

    Such a pretty sound!

  • @0u0ak
    @0u0ak Před 11 měsíci +4

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

  • @Akanio_Vatheros
    @Akanio_Vatheros Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @Lord_Baphomet_
    @Lord_Baphomet_ Před 11 měsíci +3

    The way she has that on her lips…

  • @ogcontraband
    @ogcontraband Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @tesmith47
    @tesmith47 Před 13 dny

    Damn, you playing the hell out that recorder!!

  • @user-un4zp8zr1k
    @user-un4zp8zr1k Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thanks ! Never knew until now !

  • @pennywhistle9060
    @pennywhistle9060 Před 17 dny

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

  • @SomeoneBeginingWithI
    @SomeoneBeginingWithI Před 11 měsíci +3

    I've always wonderd this, thank you!

  • @mazely
    @mazely Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @scathatch
    @scathatch Před 10 měsíci +5

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

  • @MichaelBakrnchev1989
    @MichaelBakrnchev1989 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Lovely excerpt, and explanation, thank you for sharing

  • @MatiasLunaMusica
    @MatiasLunaMusica Před 10 měsíci +2

    "to remember" in spanish is "recordar"

  • @justino8935
    @justino8935 Před 5 měsíci

    Omg I’m in love with her 😂 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @Paperpencilpizza
    @Paperpencilpizza Před 10 měsíci +2

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

  • @JohnyG29
    @JohnyG29 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I record hearing something similar.

  • @artstocker60
    @artstocker60 Před 29 dny

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

  • @VanessaDaiana23
    @VanessaDaiana23 Před 7 měsíci +1

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

  • @fossaflute
    @fossaflute Před 11 měsíci +3

    In Russian we say "blockfleita"(blockflute)

    • @summerfrost85
      @summerfrost85 Před 11 měsíci

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

    • @RedonneMoi1712
      @RedonneMoi1712 Před 14 dny

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

    • @fossaflute
      @fossaflute Před 14 dny +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 Před měsícem

    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 Před 11 měsíci +3

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

  • @pandapapandapa
    @pandapapandapa Před 11 měsíci +2

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

  • @scathatch
    @scathatch Před 10 měsíci +1

    interesting

  • @robertmetzinger5825
    @robertmetzinger5825 Před 4 měsíci

    One time and band camp......

  • @jomolhari
    @jomolhari Před 7 měsíci +1

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

    • @magusl9628
      @magusl9628 Před 7 měsíci +1

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

    • @andychen7390
      @andychen7390 Před 5 měsíci

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

  • @Eclipse-Solar
    @Eclipse-Solar Před 8 měsíci +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-)

  • @aindreiastube
    @aindreiastube Před 10 měsíci

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

  • @Arc-Trooper_Fives
    @Arc-Trooper_Fives Před 5 měsíci

    That is an alto

  • @MixolydianMode
    @MixolydianMode Před 11 měsíci +4

    She plays beautifully but her mouth is funny.

  • @LaDivinaLover
    @LaDivinaLover Před 10 měsíci

    So really it should be called a reciter.

  • @user-ld9xh5et3s
    @user-ld9xh5et3s Před 10 měsíci

    Tenor recorder

  • @AMPProf
    @AMPProf Před 11 měsíci

    HOT LADY CAUSE RECORDER OR Hot Lady plays recorder

  • @Pacha_Nukaya23
    @Pacha_Nukaya23 Před 11 měsíci

    Hermosa !!!

  • @user-rx7ro8dn8d
    @user-rx7ro8dn8d Před 11 měsíci

    Married me?

  • @jimgilbert9984
    @jimgilbert9984 Před 7 měsíci

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

    • @magusl9628
      @magusl9628 Před 7 měsíci

      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 Před 7 měsíci

      @@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 Před 22 dny

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

    • @jimgilbert9984
      @jimgilbert9984 Před 22 dny

      @@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.

  • @michelecilli1368
    @michelecilli1368 Před 10 měsíci

    "Orally" not " aurally" ?

    • @LubaFan
      @LubaFan Před 10 měsíci +3

      "Aurally" is correct.

    • @michelecilli1368
      @michelecilli1368 Před 10 měsíci

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

  • @mymo_in_Bb
    @mymo_in_Bb Před 10 měsíci +1

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

  • @ImAnBoosterBaby
    @ImAnBoosterBaby Před 11 měsíci +2

    Ah yes. The sound of my school trauma.

  • @isuriadireja91
    @isuriadireja91 Před 11 měsíci +1

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

  • @sociablemisanthrope9066
    @sociablemisanthrope9066 Před 11 měsíci

    One time in summer camp…

  • @handsfree1000
    @handsfree1000 Před 11 měsíci

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

    • @Fenyxfire
      @Fenyxfire Před 11 měsíci +1

      Look up Lucie Horsch

    • @Fenyxfire
      @Fenyxfire Před 11 měsíci

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

    • @joerosenman3480
      @joerosenman3480 Před 6 měsíci +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 Před 4 měsíci

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

  • @limethefemboy5205
    @limethefemboy5205 Před 11 měsíci +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 Před 11 měsíci +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 Před 10 měsíci

      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 Před 10 měsíci

      @@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 Před 7 měsíci

      *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 Před 11 měsíci

    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 Před 10 měsíci +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