Learn to Play Recorder

Recorder Sonata in A minor, TWV 41:a4 - Complete

  • Master A minor tonality and the G# fingering
  • Execute baroque trills and ornaments

Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Notes Used: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, G#, A (high), C (high)

Key: A minor

Movements: I. Largo - II. Allegro - III. Dolce - IV. Allegro

Fingering Review

Movement I - Largo

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Movement II - Allegro

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Movement III - Dolce

Use gentle articulation and smooth, connected phrasing.

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Movement IV - Allegro (Finale)

Play with a light, gigue-like lilt.

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Ornamentation Guide

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Lean on each appoggiatura, then resolve softly.

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Technical Exercises

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Performance Practice Notes

  • Tempo: Largo ♩ = 55, Allegro ♩ = 110, Dolce ♩ = 65, Finale ♩. = 60
  • Articulation: Light tonguing in fast movements; singing legato in the Dolce
  • Ornamentation: Trill on G# before A at cadences; mordents for rhythmic vitality

Performance Goal: Play every G#–A resolution cleanly at tempo, with no audible fingering hesitation in the Allegro runs.