Recorder Songbook - 35 Songs by Hank Williams for Soprano or Tenor Recorder

By Reynhard Boegl and Bettina Schipp

Songbook with 35 Songs by Hank Williams - simply notated for the Soprano or Tenor Recorder with baroque fingering.
Hank Williams (1923 - 1953) was one of the best known and most successful country musicians and songwriters in the USA. He has influenced numerous musicians and is always in the top third in all polls and listings - best singer, best songwriter, best artist. For example, Rolling Stone ranked him 13th in their list of "Best Songwriters of All Time".
Each tone of the melodie is shown with fingering images for the recorder, these are placed under the classical music notation.
The sounds of the songs are available online in a sound player with adjustable playback speed.
Videos explain how to read music, download files with the recorder fingerings are also available online. Web address and access data in the book.
For beginner and slightly advanced player.

• Language: English
• Publisher: songbooks.info
• Release date: Jan 3, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215632598

Reynhard Boegl

Reynhard Boegl - since 1984 live and studio musician (harmonica, guitar, vocals), music teacher, sound engineer, graphic artist and lyricist, song and textbook author. Lives and works in Linz / Austria and has published almost 100 song- and textbooks for various instruments.

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The baroque fingerings

(1) Hole half closed

(2) Hole closed

(3) Hole open

The fingerings may vary depending on the instrument manufacturer.

Notes, note values & symbols

(01) Clef - the pitch of the five lines

(02) Accident - key of the song

(03) Time signature - beats per bar

(04) Prelude - incomplete bar at the beginning

(05) Lyrics - also used for rhythm. orientation

(06) Bar lines - regular division of the song

(07) Accompanying chords for piano or guitar...

(08) Fingerings

(09) Eighth note - two notes per beat

(10) Quarter note - one note per beat

(11) Half note - one tone, two beats long

(12) Whole note - one tone, four beats long

(13) Dotted note - note extended by 50%

(14) Note extended with a tie

(15) another representation of an eighth note

(16) Eighth rest

(17) Quarter rest

(18) Half rest

Videos with detailed explanations can be found online at the sounds.

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