The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder by John Mansfield Thomson

if you do not yet own a copy - it is about time you did!'. 'The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder is one of those marvellous books that you do not have to read at one sitting. 'The multiplicity of its authorship, with contributions from seven different personalities, encourages the serious reader to take a far more subjective and thoughtful approach to the recorder and its repertoire than has been past practice.' The Recorder Magazine The Cambridge companion to the recorder by Anthony Rowland-Jones and John Mansfield Thomson. Careeredit John Thomson was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, the University of Aberdeenand Trinity College, Cambridge. Two chapters are devoted to the Recorder Revival. Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Such readers will come away with a better understanding of the recorder's very rich life through the centuries as well as a good idea of the astonishing amount of writing and research of the last four or five decades.' Notes Sir John Adam Thomson, GCMG(27 April 1927 3 June 2018) was a British diplomat who served as High Commissioner to Indiaand Permanent Representative to the United Nations. JOHN MANSFIELD THOMSON & ANTHONY ROWLAND-JONES (eds): The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder.

an excellent starting point for those new to the instrument or amateurs with playing experience who wish to broaden their knowledge. I would guess that even professional players will find things here that are new to them.' Early Music Today will undoubtedly become the standard text for recorder players for years to come. an enjoyable and worthy addition (or beginning) to your music library.' American Recorder

The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder by John Mansfield Thomson