Descant recorder

Willem Beukers (1703-1781), c. 1750

Sopraanblokfluit van bruin hout, gemerkt: W. Beukers.

  • Artwork typeflute, musical instrument, recorder, descant recorder
  • Object numberBK-NM-11430-87
  • Dimensionslength 349 mm x diameter 40 mm
  • Physical characteristicsesdoornhout (geverfd)

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Descant recorder

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-11430-87

  • Description

    Sopraanblokfluit van bruin hout, gemerkt: W. Beukers.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    stamp, on the head and main joint, stamped: ‘W:BEUKERS’ W:BEUKERS/ [a wide, short fleur-de-lis]

Creation

  • Creation

    musical instrument maker: Willem Beukers (1703-1781), Amsterdam

  • Dating

    c. 1750

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    esdoornhout (geverfd)

  • Dimensions

    length 349 mm x diameter 40 mm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the State of the Netherlands and the Vereeniging van Noord-Nederlandsche Muziekgeschiedenis

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1899

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • Bruce Haynes, 'Appeal for pitches of original traversos and recorders', FoMRHI Quarlerly 63 (Apr., 1991), Comm. 1039, p. 56-60: 56
    • Jan Bouterse, 'Dutch recorders and transverse flutes of the 17th and 18th century', FoMRHI Quarterly 64 (Jul., 1991), Comm. 1052, p. 33-37: 34
    • Rob van Acht, 'Dutch Wind-Instrument Makers from 1670 to 1820', The Galpin Society Journal 41 (Oct., 1988), p. 83-101: plate XV
    • L.G. Langwill, 'Musikinstrumenten-Sammlung des Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ausgestellt im Gemeente Museum, Den Haag 9. Oktober - 24. November 1952', Glareana: Nachrichten der Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Musikinstrumente 2, nr. 2 (1953), p. 1-3: 2
    • Jan Bouterse, 'Some remarks on the W. Beukers baroque oboe (museum code 808/69) in the V&A Museum in London', FoMRHI Quarterly 72 (Jul., 1993), Comm. 1181, p. 28-35: 29
    • Rob van Acht, 'Dutch Wind-Instruments, 1670-1820', Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis 38 (1988), p. 99-122: 117, plate 4
    • Jan Bouterse, 'Alternative fingerings for long-foot Baroque recorders', FoMRHI Quarterly 90 (Jan., 1998), Comm. 1555, p. 26-29: 29
    • Rob van Acht, 'Niederländische Blasinstrumente, 1670-1820', Tibia: Magazin für freunde alter und neuer bläsermusik 15, nr. 3 (1990), p. 169-185: 180, 182, afb. 4

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