We are your market for new and used high-quality recorders and accessories. All sizes of recorder are available for sale: sopranino, soprano, alto, voice flute, tenor, and bass. If there is a particular instrument you don't find on this site just contact me and we will try to order it. If you are not playing a former favorite our commission for consignment instruments is just 20% (for instruments $1000 and up, 25% for $500-999, and 30% for under $500) and we usually get a good price because of the quality we offer and our trial period return policy. We may also be able to purchase your instrument or collection outright, but the price is generally lower than the amount you would get if we sold it on consignment. Please feel free to browse and listen to the sound files for the instruments while you admire the visual details in the photos. More sound files will be added soon.
New
Quintet by Glen Shannon
This remarkable quintet by Glen Shannon was commissioned by Charles Fischer
as a quintet reduction of the recorder orchestra version for 12 instruments.
Each player except the bass recorder player is assigned two instruments and must
switch between them as the piece progresses.
Play
.mp3 file (recorded live!) of Shannon Follia Variations
(Glen Shannon - Si/S, Annette Bauer - S/A, Rebecca Molinari - A/T,
Mark McMahon - T/B, Frances Feldon - B)
See and Play Scorch File
of Shannon Follia Variations (requires free plug-in from Sibelius.com)
Play Midi File of
Shannon Follia Variations
The Recorder From Zero
We also publish The Recorder From Zero by Charles P. Fischer. This is the first recorder method which consistently utilizes excellent medieval and renaissance music in duet form, to enable beginners from 6 to 60 to build an excellent repertoire suitable for the instrument while acquiring fingering, tonguing, and rhythmic proficiency using a carefully considered systematic approach. Currently Vols. 1 and 2 for the soprano are available.
Alto Recorder From Zero
Alto Recorder From Zero by Charles P. Fischer is the first method for alto recorder which consistently utilizes excellent medieval and renaissance music in duet form, to enable beginners from 10 to 60 to build an excellent repertoire suitable for the instrument while acquiring fingering, tonguing, and rhythmic proficiency using a carefully considered systematic approach. The pieces do not duplicate the ones in the soprano book except for a few exercises. The one volume alto method has 30 lessons. Lessons 1-10 for beginners are available for free downloading and printing. Lessons 11-23 for lower intermediate players are available for ordering and Lessons 24-30 for intermediate players are also available for ordering in .pdf format through PayPal at Publications
Baroque Duets and Trios arranged for AA and AAA
Please try our new arrangements of outstanding baroque pieces for two or three alto recorders. These pieces are available in .pdf format via PayPal and email at Publications
Midwest Location:
Unicorn Music has a music room in Bloomington, Indiana with good acoustics to try recorders and sheet music on the premises (by appointment only). Bloomington is less than a half day's drive from many of the Midwest's largest metropolitan areas such as Indianapolis, Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Kenosha, and Nashville. If you have a baroque ensemble, there will be a continuo organ and a virginals to try out instruments and pieces with continuo (must bring own keyboard player!)
The Early Music Festival at Whitewater is a weekend
workshop held the first full weekend in June. Activities
include: classes for all levels of recorder from beginning
to advanced, reeds and wind band instruments, viola da gamba,
and voice; vendor exhibits; informal late-night playing
sessions; festival-ending concert; and much more. 
Read the
Whitewater EMF 2008 Brochure
here (PDF, 415 KB),
the 2008 Schedule
here (PDF, 91 KB),
the 2008 Classes
here (PDF, 11 KB),
the 2008 Classes Summary by Level
here (PDF, 20 KB),
the 2008 Friday Night Sessions
here (PDF, 6 KB),
and the 2008 Campus Map
here (PDF, 341 KB). 