Learn to Play Recorder

Lesson 71: Van Eyck Variations, Part 1 — Doen Daphne

  • Play the theme opening and compare its three variations.
  • Keep the tune clear as the notes get faster.

Let the tune guide the divisions.

Doen Daphne, No. 3, has a theme and three variations, called modos. These eight-bar openings add more quick notes to the tune; the complete sections are linked below.

Keep three quarter-note beats per bar through pickups and runs. Follow the different endings and repeats when you play the complete set.

Play: four source openings

Exact excerpts from Cayo Gomes’s 2024 CC0 edition, checked against the 1649 print; original pitches, alto a fourth higher.

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Keep the tune clear

Play the theme first, then each variation at that same steady speed. Record them and listen for the tune’s main notes; slow down if the runs hide them.

Now play these

Doen Daphne — complete theme and three modos
The complete source endings and divisions.
Amarilli mia Bella — complete
A contrasting lyrical variation set.

When a recording preserves the pulse and phrase shape across all four openings, continue to Lesson 72.