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Opus 8 - Recorder in G

 
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    Born in 1492, Sylvestro Ganassi was an active musician, equally accomplished on the viola da gamba and the recorder. Connected with the court of the Doges in Venice, he also performed in Saint Mark's Basilica. In 1535, he published an exhaustive recorder method entitled Opera Intitulata Fontegara, which reflects the highly advanced technique of recorder players of the period and the prominent place that the instrument occupied in the music world.

      Recorder in G - CMC 90-307.1-4/S93-2939/CD99-47
    Recorder in G
    In the manner of
    Sylvestro Ganassi
    By Jean-Luc Boudreau
    Montreal, Quebec
    1990
    Quebec sugar maple, brass
    45 cm
    Die-stamped markings: "Jean-Luc Boudreau Montréal 151090"

    Jean-Luc Boudreau's recorder is a replica of an instrument that was popular at the time Ganassi wrote his recorder method. An innovative combination of a typical Quebec wood with an Italian Renaissance style, the instrument consists of two sections held together with a brass mount. It is tuned to A=440.

         

    Jean-Luc Boudreau
    http://www.boudreau-flutes.ca

    Jean-Luc Boudreau Video Excerpt
    Jean-Luc Boudreau
    Montreal, Quebec
    1991

    Jean-Luc Boudreau has been making recorders and baroque and classical flutes for ten years. Shortly after obtaining a music degree in performance, with a specialization in early flutes, he began to study flute making on his own. In 1983, he received a scholarship from the ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec to conduct research in European museums, examine original instruments in major collections and visit master instrument makers.

    While basing his flutes on historic models, Boudreau enjoys exploring modern technological methods to facilitate his work and enhance the potential of his instruments. He has thus designed special tools for various steps in the construction process, for example, for drilling holes in the pipes and turning the wood. He designs his instruments on a computer and uses synthetic materials, such as moulded polyester resin instead of ivory, to decorate some instruments or build the body of a flute.

    Jean-Luc Boudreau has participated in numerous exhibitions in Europe and the United States and has held many lecture-workshops on the making and maintenance of flutes. His Montreal workshop receives orders from Canada, the United States and Europe. He already has some 450 instruments to his credit.

     
    Die-stamped markings

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