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A '''recorder''' is a musical instrument about a foot long. You play it by blowing through a whistle-like mouthpiece known as a ''fipple,'' and putting your fingers on holes to prevent air from coming out.

A '''recorder''' is a musical instrument about a foot long. You play it by blowing through a whistle-like mouthpiece known as a ''fipple,'' and putting your fingers on holes to prevent air from coming out.

When we think of a "flute" we think of the modern silver transverse flute, but baroque and Renaissance music written "for flute" would have been played on a recorder.

Baroque and Renaissance music written "for flute" would have been played on a recorder. The modern "flute"—made of silver, held sideways, and played by blowing ''across'' it— was not developed until the 1800s.

A recorder is an example of a ''reedless woodwind.''

A recorder is an example of a ''reedless woodwind.''