Tenor recorder

Peter Bressan, c. 1720

Recorders flourished during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. They were made in sets comprising different voices, as in a choir: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. As the 18th century wore on, the recorder became old-fashioned. Except for this rare tenor recorder by the famous Peter Bressan, all those shown here were made in the Netherlands.

  • Artwork typeflute, musical instrument, recorder, tenor recorder
  • Object numberBK-NM-11430-91
  • Dimensionslength 690 mm x diameter 70 mm
  • Physical characteristicsvruchtenhout

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Tenor recorder

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-11430-91

  • Description

    Tenorblokfluit van vruchtenhout en ivoor met een klep.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    mark, on the head, main and foot joint, stamped: ‘P u I/ BRESSAN’ P u I [ the ‘u’is actually a horseshoe-shaped hyphen]/ BRESSAN/ [Lancastrian rose]

Creation

  • Creation

    musical instrument maker: Peter Bressan, London

  • Dating

    c. 1720

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    vruchtenhout

  • Dimensions

    length 690 mm x diameter 70 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

  • 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

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