Is a recorder and a flute the same?

Answer 1

a recorder, for one thing is played like a clarinet........................................................but a blockflute is not played like a clarinet......................

Answer 2

a recorder, for one thing is played like a Clarinet........................................................but a blockflute is not played like a clarinet......................

(New comment) Sorry to be blunt, but that answer is patently wrong. Recorder is the English language, and Blockflute the German language, words for the same instrument. They are the same.

(Additional Comment provided by Daniel Hay, composer/performer). The original answer was wrong in that, as "New comment" said, the Recorder and the Blockflute are the same instruments. Perhaps the first response was thinking of Recorder and Transverse Flute (or just flute). In that case, yes, the Recorder is played to the front as is a clarinet and the flute is not because it is played to the side. The name Recorder is used in most English speaking countries. In Europe each language tends to have a slight variation of "wood flute" for the name. Although Recorders are often thought of as the ancestors to flute there is some question to that as Recorders have a windway like whistles and flutes have an open blow hole (which many native and folk instruments also had whether made from wood, reed, or bone.) Many Americans think poorly of Recorders because they have only heard elementary school children playing them. In this case they are mistaken as the family of Recorders extends across nine different sizes and can be used in solo works through chamber works of various numbers. Outside of the USA the instruments are more often used in performances and enjoyed as they should be.

Answer 3

A flute is larger, more complicated, and is played horizontally, protruding to the right of the player, while a recorder is played vertically. Also, the flute has gradually replaced the recorder in orchestras

Answer 4

Not even close.

Answer 5

They are the same thing. Recorder is the english name of the instrument, and blockflute is the german name.