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The tenor recorder is an octave below the soprano/descant recorder and offers a rich tone. Tenors are available without keys, and with double or comfort keys to help with the larger stretch.
What are the keys for a recorder?
Modern recorders
| Ranges of the modern recorder family | |
|---|---|
| In C | In F |
| soprano or descant in C5 (c″) | alto or treble in F4 (f′) |
| tenor in C4 (c′) | bass or basset in F3 (f) |
| (great) bass or quart-bass in C3 (c) | contrabass or great bass or sub-bass in F2 (F) |
Is tenor recorder hard to play?
You can get one or two more notes with standard fingerings, and after that it all becomes very illogical and hard to play anyway. The only bad ideal is not to play recorder. Tenor is a good insturment to play however you talk of wanting to play in the extended range which is not easly and harder on tenor.
What key is the tenor recorder in?
The tenor recorder, like the soprano recorder, is tuned in C, but is pitched an octave lower. Because of its larger size, many tenors have keys to make it easier to play the lowest C and C♯, and occasionally D and D♯.
