Happy Birthday Handel

 Born this day 1685

2 very different musical birthdays today.

 Happy Birthday Nina Simone, born this day  1933

And pianist and pedagogue Carl Czerny, born this day  1791- the year Mozart died.

Sigo tenor recorder

 New year, new instrument...

I got this yesterday from The Early Music Shop. Its a type of recorder, but one that has not been seen before. Its basically a tenor recorder in an alto recorder body. Its small and light and achieves its small size through magic and witchcraft. Basically the internal bore is convoluted, rather than just being a tube, allowing them to produce a big instrument in a small body.

This seems like a new idea but its been around since the renaissance, when Table Recorders were made. They were small and fat cylinders that sounded very deep. The bore of those instruments consisted of tight loops. Like a switchback road.

Anyway here it is. I just need time to get to know it.

Happy Birthday David Bowie

 Born this day 1947

Happy Birthday Berlioz

 Happy birthday Hector Berlioz born on this day 1803. He composed the famous Symphonie Fantastique but he also collaborated with Adolphe Sax and made great use of his inventions and innovations in the world of brass instruments.

Happy Birthday Franck

 Happy Birthday to French composer and organist Cesar Franck, which I assume is pronounced Fronk, born this day 1822

Serenade

 A guitar piece called Serenade I magically transferred to piano.