Order book has been closed for this year, due to high demand and time needed to develop new instruments.
Shawms
Renaissance Alto Shawm
Renaissance Alto G or F £900
Based on the shawm painted by Jheronimus Bosch in 'The Garden of Earthly Delight'
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https://tuinderlusten-jheronimusbosch.ntr.nl/en#
Included in the prices are a single reed and a shawm bag.
The quoted prices do not include Package and Posting. Please get in contact for a P&P price.
Additional reeds can be supplied with the shawm at extra cost.
'Spanish' Shawms
Spanish Sopranino in F or G £250
Spanish Soprano in C or D £350
Spanish Alto in F or G £500
Included in the prices are a single reed and a shawm bag.
The quoted prices do not include Package and Posting. Please get in contact for a P&P price.
Additional reeds can be supplied with the shawm at extra cost.
Please note: I try to always have a small stock of these instruments, but this not guaranteed. Please get in contact with me if you require a short delivery.
'How to Play the Shawm' Tutorial Books
How to play the shawm
Aline Hopchet
First Book
Introduction:
The method will let you discover the world of the shawm, a double-reed instrument which was popular throughout the middle ages until the early baroque era. Here you will learn about the basic repertoire of this wonderful instrument and how the master the main fingering. This method is aimed at both beginners and more advanced players and includes simple exercises and many pieces from the middle ages, the renaissance and early 17th century.
The book is bilingual. Available in German/English or French/Dutch language.
Price £20 + P&P
How to play the shawm 2
Aline Hopchet
Second book (CD included)
This second part has illustrations and lots of pieces from the medieval period through the renaissance to the 17th century. It introduces the sopranino shawm and gives fingering for shawms in c' and d'. There is more about period performance practice, together with an introduction to renaissance ornamentation and descriptions of dances popular at the time, such as the bransle, pavan, galliard, basse dance and tourdion.
With the CD, recorded with my ensemble Cannamella, you can play along with a whole range of different instrumental ensembles.
The book is bilingual. Available in German/English or French/Dutch language.
Price £20 + P&P
