Sun and Moon

Silver and Roses, Henna and Myrrh

 

Soprano Recorder

 

 

Soprano Recorder (Upper Holes Visible, Lower Hole Hidden)

 

 

Recorder Fingering Chart Below

 

O = Open   X=Closed   o=Half-closed

 

'Numbers' are duodecimal numerals for the chromatic scale that I use in place of conventional notation.  From middle C to B next above, the numerals are not underscored.  In the next octave, they are underscored. 

 

I use a numeral superscript or a numeral joined with a hyphen to denote duration, this second numeral standing for the number of sixteenth notes.  So, for example, a dotted half-note in G above middle C would be called 712 or 7-12, being the seventh note in the chromatic scale played for the duration of 12 sixteenth-notes.  So I can write an entire piece on a file card or two.  A stroke is the equivalent of a bar between measures, R stands for rest, an underscore is a separation between lines of the lyrics.

 

 

Upper

Holes

 XX OX OO OO OO XX OO OO OO OO OO OO
XX  XX XX OX OO XX XX OO OX OO OO OO
X X X X X O X O X O O O
X X X X X X O O X O X O
X X X X X X X X O O X O
X X X X X X X X X X O O
X X X X X X X X X X X X
                         
Lower

Hole

 X X X X X X X X X X X X
                         
Notes C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B
  Db   Eb     Gb   Ab   Bb  
Numbers O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B
 
 
 
OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO
OO OO OO XX OO XX OO OO OO OO XX OO
O O O X X O X O O O X X
O O O X X X O O X O X X
O O O X X X X X O O O O
X X X X X X X X X X X X
O X O O X X X X X X X X
                       
X O O O o o o o o o O o
                       
C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B
  Db   Eb     Gb   Ab   Bb  
O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B
 
 
 
OO XX OO
OO OO XX
X X O
X X X
O X X
O O O
X X X
     
o o o
     
C C# D
  Db  
O’ 1’ 2’
 

Here is Qian Jin (National Anthem of China) in my notation. 

 

A numeral without a superscript is an eighth-note (this song only):  7 = 72.  

 

The notation “1+” means 1-1/3 sixteenths; 3 make a quarter-note.

 

 

/ R6 2 / 76 7 / 7 7 2 41 61 / 74 74 / R___B 7 91 B1 / 24 24 / B3 B1 7 B / 23 B1 94 / 98 /___

 

44 24 / 94 B4 / 2 B R 2 / B 91 B1 74  / B4 R4 /___23 41 7 7 / B3 B1 2 2 / 9 91 91 44 / 96___

 

2 / 76 7 / B6 B / 28 /___ 73 B1 2 2 / 44 24 / B3 71 21+ 21+ 21+ / B R 7 R /___

 

24 74 / B3 71 21+ 21+ 21+ / B R 7 R /___24 74 / 24 74 /24 74 / 74 R4 /

 

 

 

Here are the lyrics:

 

 

Qilai, buyuan zuo nuli de renmen!

 

Ba womende xie rou zhucheng women xinde Changcheng.

 

Zhonghua minzu daole zui weixiande shihou.

 

Meige ren bei pozhe fachu zuihoude housheng.

 

Qilai! Qilai!  Qilai! 

 

Women wan zhong, yi xin maozhe dirende pao huo.

 

Qianjin, maozhe dirende pao hou.

 

Qianjin!  Qianjin!  Qianjin jin!

 

It can be heard, played by the US Navy Band, here:

US Navy plays Chinese Anthem

Photo Credit: http://www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/teachers/weaverk/recorder.jpg

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