Recorder Quartets - Volume 1 - Vocal Music of the Renaissance   Contents:   Now o now I need must part - John Dowland (SATB)   Fair Phyllis I saw sitting alone - John Farmer (SATB)   Come lovers follow me - Thomas Morley (AATB)   I will no more come to thee - Thomas Morley (AATB)   Motet 'Ecce iam venit plenitudo' - Gioseffo Zarlino (ATTB)   Si el pastorcicos es neuvo - Juan Vásquez (ATTB)   Dizen a mi que los amores é - Jaun Vásquez (ATTB)   Par amores lo maldixo - JuanVásquez (SATB)   Zagaleja de lo verde - Juan Vásquez (SATB)   Quando? quando? - Juan Vásquez (SATB)   Il est bel et bon? - Passereau (SATB)   Allon gay gay gay bergerès - Guillaume Costeley (SATB)   Orsus orsus vous dormez trop - Clement Jannequin (AATB)   El grillo - Josquin des Préz (AATB)

for Beginners-Recorder Quartets by beginner players by various composers. Compiled and edited by Fumio Kitamika. Contents:   - Anon.: Pavane   - T. Morley: Nancie   - H.L. Hassler: Von dey Geburt Christi   - J.H. Schmelzer: Pastorella   - Anon.: A Toy   - G. Farnaby: The Old Spagnoletta   - Anon.: Pavana   - H. Isaac: Carmen   - H.L. Hassler: All Lust und Freud   - J. Dowland Can she excuse   - Wath if I never speed   - J.J. Fux: Menuet   - G. Mainerio:Ungarscha

Originally this work was written for string players and the title says it all: the strings were played pizzicato i.e. plucked with the fingers. You can imitate the effect of the â??short notesâ?? on the recorder perfectly well.This airy and humorous polka requires a playful performance: experimenting with the tempo is the motto. When it comes to playing together Pizzicato Polka is not always easy: additional evidence of the quality of the Viennese orchestras of the day. For ensembles that do not have a bass recorder at their disposal an alternative part for tenor recorder has also been provided. A performance with five recorders is possible as well using this extra partto reinforce the bass melody. Johann Strauss II wrote the famous Pizzicato Polka together with his brother Josef.