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Info updated: 2020-07-26
Here is a set of one-letter sigla for any sizes of recorder used in our scores, sorted from the highest to the lowest:
Sigla | Names | Lowest Notes |
N | Sopranino |
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D | Sixth Flute / Soprano in D |
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S | Soprano / Descant in C |
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C |
Generic recorder in C
This siglum is useful to indicate the upper part(s) of a sonata, or other composition, that could be played either on a descant or on a tenor recorder.
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H | Fourth Flute / Recorder in Bb |
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G | Treble Recorder in G |
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A | Alto / Treble in F |
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V | Voice Flute / Tenor in D |
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T | Tenor |
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B | Bass in F |
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L | Bass in C |
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F | Great Bass in F |
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