Resources for Those Who Enjoy
Early European Music and Dance
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Alphornbau Stocker
mail: Schweighof, CH-6010 Kriens SWITZERLAND
internet: http://www.alphorn.com/
e-mail: stocker@alphorn.com
fax: +41 41 340 88 16
voice: +41 41 340 88 86
CDs of alphorn music. The company makes and sells hand-finished alphorns in solid wood, in three sections; bell decorated with alpine flowers and the swiss cross. They come in many keys. Extra mouthpieces are available, as well as instructions.
American Recorder Society
mail: P.O. Box 631, Littleton, CO 80160-0631
internet: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/recorder
e-mail: recorder@compuserve.com
voice and fax: 303-347-1120
Music CDs and printed music, plus informational pamphlets. Most are available to nonmembers, though the price is higher.
Ancestral Instruments
contact: David Marshall
mail: Tudor Lodge, Pymoor Lane, Pymoor, Ely, Cambridgeshire. CB6 2EE ENGLAND
internet: http://www.ancestral.co.uk
e-mail: pipesandfiddles@ancestral.co.uk
fax : +44 (0) 1353 662489 (please mark for the attention of Lee Gillett - Gillett Multimedia)
voice: +44 (0) 1353 698084
Sells early bagpipes, bag hornpipes, and Mediaeval fiddles. Also for sale are CDs and video cassettes of music of the Mediaeval and Tudor eras performed on historical instruments.
Antique Sound Workshop, Ltd.
internet: http://www.aswltd.com/
e-mail: info@aswltd.com
fax: 508-833-3760
voice: 508-833-3979
"America's leading source for historical musical instruments" carries sackbutts, recorders, chalumeaux, ophicleides, pennywhistles, cornettos, and many others. Also carries many lines of early music, for solo performance and ensemble playing.
Ars Antiqva
mail: San Anselmo 1, 28018 Madrid SPAIN
internet: http://www.ars-antiqva.com/
e-mail: info@ars-antiqva.com
Stringed instruments (new and used), bows, accessories, printed music, and CDs.
Arto Wikla's Music Page
internet: http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/~wikla/music.html
e-mail: Arto.Wikla@cs.helsinci.fi
He's a lute player. The text of his book "Basics of the Lute Continuo" is available at this site.
Has an extensive collection of music for sale, for instruments and by composers of the Medieval through Baroque eras. Scores are for solos through 8 instruments (or so), including recorders, crumhorns, violas da gamba, lute, and others. Check out this place! it gets lots of my personal business.
This gentleman has written some original music for recorder consorts, and the scores are available here to download.
Cavallaro Case Covers
internet: http://www.biz.net/cavallaro/
Ceolas
internet: http://www.ceolas.org/ceolas.html
Celtic music and dance archive.
Cheap Trills
internet: http://members.iinet.net.au/~nickl/cheap.html
"Reasonable editions of rare music." Their music is available through Magnamusic, below.
Child, John
internet: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/john_child/ OR http://www.theshops.co.uk/childsplay/
"A Recorder Teacher" is an interactive Windows tutor for children.
Clive Morley Harps, Ltd.
mail: Number 8, Berkeley Square, London W1X 5HF ENGLAND
internet: http://www.morleyharps.com/
e-mail: harps@morleyharps.com
fax: (44) 0171 495 4898
voice: (44) 0171 495 4495
"Repair, manufacture and supply of harps, harp music, and harp supplies"
Collins and Williams Historical Woodwinds
mail: 5 White Hollow Road, Lakeville, CT 06039 USA
internet: http://www.leecollins.com/
e-mail : lee@leecollins.com
voice: 860-435-0051
They sell many types of recorders, and provide authorized repairs. Of interest is the customized Zen-On Bressan (plastic) alto recorder, in which they replace the block with cedar. They also carry accessories and methods books.
Corfman, Christopher
internet: http://www.blueleaf.com/music/
He has written some single songs for recorder, and they are available here in PDF format.
Courtly Music Unlimited
mail: 2067 Broadway Suite 27, New York, NY 10023 USA
internet: http://www.CourtlyMusicUnlimited.com/
e-mail: Richie@CourtlyMusicUnlimited.com
voice: 800-274-2443
Music for recorders and other early and folk instruments.
Craggy Mountain Music
mail: PO Box 31, Lake Junaluska, NC 28745 U.S.A.
internet: http://craggymtnmusic.com/index.html
voice: 877-822-9111; 828-456-9360
Sells bowed psalteries and dulcimers, along with accesories, sheet music books, instructional books, and recorded CDs of music featuring these instruments.
Czech Classical Music
internet: http://www.musicabona.com/
Some of their sheet music is for recorder and for some is for harpsichord.
This is a wholesale distributor only; contact for a retailer.
Dooley, Rosemary M. S.
mail: Crag House; Witherslack; Grange-over-Sands; Cumbria LA11 6RW ENGLAND
internet: http://www.rdooley.demon.co.uk/
e-mail: musicbks@rdooley.demon.co.uk
fax: +44 (0) 15395 52013
voice: +44 (0) 15395 52286
Specialist supplier of secondhand books about music (not sheet music).
Editions Orphée, Inc.
mail: 1240 Clubview Blvd. N. Columbus, OH 43235-1226
internet: http://www.orphee.com/
e-mail: m.ophee@orphee.com
fax: 614-846-9794
voice: 614-846-9517
Sheet music for lute and guitar.
European American Music Distribution Corporation
mail: P.O. Box 850, Valley Forge, PA 19482 USA
e-mail: eamdc@eamdc.com
voice: 610-648-0506
Fentone Music
internet: http://www.fentone.com/level2/recorder.htm
Ghighi, Jim
location: Greenville, SC U.S.A.
e-mail: ghighi@alphorn.com
voice and fax: 864-268-2616
CDs of alphorn music. This company sells Stocker brand hand-finished alphorns in solid wood, in three sections; bell decorated with alpine flowers and the swiss cross. They come in many keys. Extra mouthpieces are available, as well as instructions.
Glenn Rice Recorder Music
internet: http://members.aol.com/Gcleph/Recorder/index.htm
Fun, easy sheet music written by Mr. Rice is for sale here.
Greenblatt & Seay
mail: The Old Schoolhouse, P.O. Box 671, Avoca, NE 68307-0671
internet: http://www.mastercall.com/g-s/home.htm
Sheet music. "Traditional and original music", including some for recorders, and other folk instruments.
Grosvenor Library of Recorder Music
internet: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Opera/1739/index.html
Guitar and Lute
internet: http://www.albany.net/~dowland/
This site has free sheet music in tablature.
"The catalogue includes editions and facsimiles of early music, music for recorder consort, music for organ and harpsichord and vocal music."
House of Porter
mail: 961 East Porter Avenue, Naperville, IL 60540-5527 USA
e-mail: rme@ntsource.com
voice: 630-355-0495
His recorder instruction method is called The Melodic Message.
Jacks, Pipes, and Hammers
mail: Bridge View, Garrigill; Alston, Cumbria CA9 3DU UNITED KINGDOM
internet: http://www.btinternet.com/~edjacksph/homepage.htm
e-mail: Edjacksph@btinternet.com
voice and fax: +44 (0) 1434 381583
Sheet music. "Here may be had Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries in Facsimile (a goodly selection of English music) for Various Instruments and a fine service for all your Early Music publications."
Jaroslav Ilnytskyi's Recorder Page
internet: http://www.lviv.uar.net/~iln/earlym.htm
This site from the Ukraine has a free song you can print out, Ukrainian Christmas Carols arranged for recorder consort (2 alto, tenor and bass recorders), in pcx image format
John's Music Center
mail: 4501 Interlake North #9, Seattle, WA 98103 USA
e-mail: drums@johnsmusic.com
fax: 206-548-0422
voice: 206-548-0916, 800-473-514
Jubilatores
internet: http://www.toledolink.com/~jubilatores/jubi.html
Medieval music, on CD.
Their DiscContinuo Series is CDs for recorder players to play along with, including music and performance guides.
Kelischek Workshop for Historical Instruments
mail: 199 Waldroup Road, Brasstown, NC 28902 USA
internet: http://www.susato.com/
e-mail: susato@susato.com
fax: 828-837-8755
voice: orders from outside the USA 828-837-5833; orders from within the USA 800-747-8755;
information only: 828-837-5833
King's Music
mail: Redcroft, Bank's End, Wyton, Huntingdon, Cambs PE17 2AA UNITED KINGDOM
internet: http://www.kings-music.co.uk/
e-mail: cbkings@ibm.net
fax: +44 (0) 1480 450821
voice: +44 (0) 1480 52076
Sheet music. Facsimiles and editions of early music and magazine "Early Music Reviews".
Kunath Instrumentenbau
internet: http://www.kunath.com/
Recorders, music, and accessories.
Their focus is on sheet music for recorder ensembles, and they sell some newly-composed pieces. They expect to have a web site soon.
Lark in the Morning
mail: PO Box 1176, Mendocino, CA 95460 USA
internet: http://www.larkinam.com
email: larkinam@larkinam.com
fax: 707-964-1979
voice: 707-964-5569
Lyre Music Publications
mail: 3710 Bellaire Circle, Forth Worth, TX 76109 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lyre/lyre.html
Sheet music of early music.
Margaret's Recorder Music Page
internet: http://www.healey.com.au/~jazzem/recorder.html
Find out about the methods books by Margaret Brandman.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
mail: 4 Industrial Drive, Pacific, MO 63069 USA
internet: http://www.melbay.com
fax: 314-257-5062
voice: 314-257-3970, 800-863-5229
This general music publisher has some recorder (soprano and alto) methods books, and a few books of contemporary popular music arranged for soprano solo or duet.
Miles, David
internet: http://www.dmiles44.freeserve.co.uk/
e-mail: dmiles@dmiles44.freeserve.co.uk
This gentleman provides several MIDI files of Renaissance music, with recorders and viols.
Mr. Reeds of Cyperspace
location: western U.S.A.
internet: http://www.innetix.com/~keiths
e-mail: keiths@innetix.com
fax: 650-961-7450 [please call 650-964-5279 before faxing]
voice: 650-964-5279
CDs and audio tapes of bagpipe music by Alan J. Keith are available here.
Montem Music
mail: 143 Aylesbury Road, Wendover HP22 6LJ ENGLAND
Music for recorders, viols, and/or voice.
Muro, Don
internet: http://207.201.168.90/recorder/recorder.htm
"Easy 8", books to help children learn to play the recorder.
Music Store, The
mail: 44 West 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023 USA
fax: 212-541-6630
voice: 212-541-6236
Musica Rara (Alfred A. Kalmus Ltd.)
mail: 38 Eldon Way, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent TN12 6BE UNITED KINGDOM
voice: +44 01892 833422
fax: +44 01892 836038
Musica Sacra et Profana
mail: 2051 Austin Street, Oakland, CA 94601 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.publicinterest.com/msep/
e-mail: msep98@hotmail.com
"Publishers of Early Music Editions"
Musicantiqua, Inc.
mail: 848 First Street, Richelieu, PQ J3L 3W5 CANADA
internet: http://www.total.net/~muzart/12en.html
e-mail: muzart@total.net
fax: 514-658-7851
Recorders and recorder music.
Omega Strings
mail: 468 E. Margarita Road, Rialto, CA 92376 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.eee.org/bus/omega/index.html
e-mail: omega_strings@eee.org
voice: 909-875-0737
They sell CDs featuring music on the bowed psaltery, dulcimer, recorder, and other folk instruments.
Oriel Library
mail: 32 The Burgage, Market Drayton, Shropshire TF9 1EG ENGLAND
internet: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/oriellibrary/index.html
Specialized sheet music for consorts of records and for viols, and/or voice.
Orpheus Music
mail: Music P.O. Box 1363, Armidale, NSW 2350 AUSTRALIA
internet: http://www.orpheusmusic.com.au/composers.html
e-mail: orpheus@orpheusmusic.com.au
Recorder music for sale, both printed sheet music and recorded CDs. At this site they provide biographical information of the composers who have written recorder music for them.
Peg Hoenack's Music Works
mail: 8409 Old Seven Locks Road, Bethesda, MD 20817-2006 USA
fax: 301-469-9252
voice: 800-466-8668
Curriculum to teach recorder (soprano) to school children.
Period Instruments CD
mail: P.O. Box 1724, Sunshine Plaza, QLD 4558 AUSTRALIA
internet: http://www.period-instruments-cd.com/
fax: + 61 7 5450 0498
voice: + 61 7 5448 4546
Offers "the most comprehensive catalogue of currently available Compact Disc recordings on period instruments anywhere in the world." The magazine "Goldberg" is also available here.
Recorder music of Diarmuid Pigott
internet: http://shift.merriweb.com.au/pigott/bio/opus/recorder.html
Modern compositions (for recorder consort, viol consort, and broken consort) are available at the web site to listen to or to view as a .pdx file.
Recorder Shop, The
mail: 2 Hawley Lane, Hannacroix, NY 12087-0034 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.recordershop.com/
e-mail recordershop@empireone.net
voice and fax: 518-756-2273
Screaming Mary Music
mail: 216 San Carlos Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.screamingmarymusic.com/
e-mail: info@screamingmarymusic.com
voice: 510-525-1249
"Screaming Mary Music is a publishing company dedicated to interesting new music for the recorder and other instruments."
Shawnee Press
mail: 49 Waring Drive, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327-1099 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.shawneepress.com/
e-mail: shawnee-info@shawneepress.com
fax: 570-476-5247
voice: 570-476-0550
Sells some recorder music for children, along with music for vocal and instrumental ensembles and bands. Contact them or visit their web site to find a local dealer.
Sheilamusic
mail: 825 Alget Road, R.R.#1, Mill Bay , BC V0R 2P0 CANADA
internet: http://www.islandnet.com/~swunsch/
e-mail: swunsch@islandnet.com
voice: 250-743-1106
Sheet and music and instructional materials for recorder, including some geared towards adults who teach children.
Short Songs
location: ENGLAND ??
internet: http://www.shortsongs.co.uk/
e-mail: score@shortsongs.co.uk
voice: 020 8641 6210
Modern music, many easy pieces, for recorder duet or recorder with modern instruments.
Solesmes Abbey
internet: http://www.solesmes.com/anglais/ang_solesmes.html
CDs and cassettes of Gregorian chant music.
Stainer and Bell, Ltd.
mail: P.O. Box 110, Victoria House, 23 Gruneisen Road, London N3 1DZ ENGLAND
internet: http://www.stainer.co.uk/index.html
e-mail: post@stainer.co.uk
fax: + 44 (0)20 8343 3024
voice: + 44 (0)20 8343 3303
They sell several collections of medieval music for vocal choirs, and a few pieces of recorder music.
Sweet Pipes, Inc.
mail: . 6722 Brentwood Stair, Fort Worth, TX 76112 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.sweetpipes.com/
e-mail: SPMUS@aol.com
fax: 800-576-7608
voice: 800-446-1067
Recorder music for individuals, classes, and groups.
viols.co.uk
internet: http://www.viols.co.uk/
e-mail: contact@viols.co.uk
This new site is the "Portal" for several companies, including Amarilli Classical, Asclepius Editions, The Alchemy Ensemble, and others. They sell music from the Baroque to the present, written for viol, viola da gamba, recorder, and voice.
Von Huene Workshop, Inc.
mail: 59-65 Boylston Street, Brookline, MA 02146 USA
internet: http://www.vonhuene.com/
e-mail: info@vonhuene.com
fax: 617-277-7217
voice: 617-277-8690
Write Stuff, The
mail: 821 North 25th Lane, McAllen, TX 78504-4308
internet: http://the-write-stuff.com/
fax: 956-631-6346
voice: 877-668-0393
Recorder music for teachers at school. Visit here to see the picture of the "biker" with his recorder!
Wood 'N Strings
mail: 1801 Peyco Drive South, Arlington, TX 76001 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.wnsdulcimer.com/
e-mail: dulcimer@woodnstrings.com
fax: 817-472-6991
voice: 817-472-6991; 888-752-9243
Hammered dulcimers and bowed psalteries, plus accessories and CDs featuring their music.
Wurtzel, Herb
internet: http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/Herbsrecordermusic/
Modern music for recorder trio (SAT), which may be downloaded free.
Zen-On Music Company, Ltd.
mail: 3-14 Higashi Goken-Cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162 JAPAN
fax: 011-82-3-3260-1620
voice: 011-81-3-3269-0121
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