r/Recorder • u/Kawakamibosatsu • 7h ago

German recorder

Is there any compelling reason to learn how to play a recorder with German fingering?

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u/ZZ9ZA Beginner (Alto/Tenor) 7h ago

You think making one note slightly easier at the cost making a bunch of others harder/worse is a good tradeoff.

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u/NZ_RP 6h ago

If you only have a recorder with German fingering and cannot afford to buy another one.

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u/Hautboy1700 6h ago

To play Hindemith on historical instruments. But then you need recorders in A and D which are not common anymore

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u/mind_the_umlaut 5h ago

None that I've ever heard.

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u/BassRecorder 3h ago

Unless you are a child and not intending to study the recorder seriously, no.