If you get the chance, please make a follow up video! These things are really hard to find decent videos of... I'll sub you in case you make another :D
There are lots of "early" instruments that should be made more available, especially for their utility. There's not much to many of them- cornetti, for example- but they're generally very expensive because so few are made.
please note the concentration and focus on the man's face - this is a dead giveaway that he knows what he is doing and he is serious about it. His fingers are perfectly balanced on the tetines and the articulation is clear and precise. He would be a perfect fit to an early ren band!
Thank you for uploading this! Must be over 30 years since I listened to live early music for the first time, and still listen to it whenever possible.
@falaqdad15 The temptation was there, but I deliberately refrained from manipulating the audio. Certainly some reverb would have made it more pleasant - but I wanted to provide an unaltered example of what the rackett sounds like.
The fingering really isn't too difficult; for the most part, the pattern is similar to an alto recorder in F.
I suppose it gets the best of us by tricking us visually. The concept of a monophonic reed instrument always brings to mind a straight vertical covering and uncovering of holes, and when most woodwind players see the proper fingering, they find it confusing. While in reality it is nearly the same for both hands. I suppose after getting used to the instrument, this disorientation goes away.
Wow! Nice demo. Do not worry about the Historical Police nor your local Rackett Guild. You've made a very fine showing. Who made your Rackett? And will you give us more?
It is indeed a double reed - the one which came with it is slightly larger than a bassoon reed, yet smaller than that of a contrabassoon.
It does play a chromatic scale, from the Bb below the bass staff up to the F above it. So it doesn't get up quite as high as a modern bassoon, but it can hit the same bottom note.
@lurholm Keith Lorraine makes a tenor/alt and Contrabass rackett. I think one is $725 or so, the Contrabass is $765. That's not so bad. The contrabass RENAISSANCE style racket plays in the range of the Contrabasson, but its about the size of a large can of coffe. The wonders of ancient technology!
Unfortunately, Moeck does not make the instrument here, a Baroque rackett anymore.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR POSTING !!!!!!! I'm regularly looking for more Rackett videos! And I think it sounded just fine - nice, really. I want to get a renaissance style one someday.
If you get the chance, please make a follow up video! These things are really hard to find decent videos of... I'll sub you in case you make another :D
16mmDJ 1 month ago
By the way, don't apologize, it sounds much better than most of the examples I've seen here.
ferociousgumby 6 months ago
It looks like he's playing a fire extinguisher.
ferociousgumby 6 months ago
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it seems like the different notes are similar to playing the saxophone. great job!
VICECORE2011 7 months ago
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VICECORE2011 7 months ago
There are lots of "early" instruments that should be made more available, especially for their utility. There's not much to many of them- cornetti, for example- but they're generally very expensive because so few are made.
gsmonks 9 months ago
Very good piece!! Where I can acquire one of this at US?
danibar3000 10 months ago
Fantastic. Many thanks.
hydfawr 10 months ago
well tonight I have learned about crumhorns and now about racketts! what a great sound.
katiush65 11 months ago
all the sounds are made by him? basses and trebbles?
MdeASevilla 1 year ago
please note the concentration and focus on the man's face - this is a dead giveaway that he knows what he is doing and he is serious about it. His fingers are perfectly balanced on the tetines and the articulation is clear and precise. He would be a perfect fit to an early ren band!
williejax2 1 year ago
we want more :)
headbangingonfolk 1 year ago
Thank you for uploading this! Must be over 30 years since I listened to live early music for the first time, and still listen to it whenever possible.
isomolle 1 year ago
The shape is what makes it so unique.
SoldatSolutrea 1 year ago
Very nice!
Could you tell me please what is exactly name of this tune?
I want to find sheet music and play it.
The0ji 1 year ago 12
I had no idea that a rackett was such an amazing contraption. By the way, what was the musi you were playing?
TeaganMuadhen 1 year ago
I'm impressed! What a marvelous archaic instrument!
MrWoofington 1 year ago
That is crazy--something so small yet so low! Baroque music has some really interesting instruments.
mbrsart 1 year ago
very nice. You can try to convert this to a manageable file where you can tweak the audio, perhaps adding reverberation.
That thing is really hard to finger..
falaqdad15 2 years ago
@falaqdad15 The temptation was there, but I deliberately refrained from manipulating the audio. Certainly some reverb would have made it more pleasant - but I wanted to provide an unaltered example of what the rackett sounds like.
The fingering really isn't too difficult; for the most part, the pattern is similar to an alto recorder in F.
Shipbrook 2 years ago 2
I see.
I suppose it gets the best of us by tricking us visually. The concept of a monophonic reed instrument always brings to mind a straight vertical covering and uncovering of holes, and when most woodwind players see the proper fingering, they find it confusing. While in reality it is nearly the same for both hands. I suppose after getting used to the instrument, this disorientation goes away.
falaqdad15 2 years ago
Wow! Nice demo. Do not worry about the Historical Police nor your local Rackett Guild. You've made a very fine showing. Who made your Rackett? And will you give us more?
bigmandrel 2 years ago 6
Thanks! It was made by Moeck Musikinstrumente (sadly, just before they shut down their historical instruments division).
I do plan to record more, when I have the chance.
Shipbrook 2 years ago
Is it a double reed? Does it play a chromatic scale? This is interesting
contekkst 2 years ago
It is indeed a double reed - the one which came with it is slightly larger than a bassoon reed, yet smaller than that of a contrabassoon.
It does play a chromatic scale, from the Bb below the bass staff up to the F above it. So it doesn't get up quite as high as a modern bassoon, but it can hit the same bottom note.
Shipbrook 2 years ago
I like it!!!
AudredDax 2 years ago
I watched the video several times in a row. I've wanted a Rackett for some time now. Thanks
blackgurdy 2 years ago
Great sound! I wish I could afford a rackett... it's a fantastic instrument.
lurholm 2 years ago
@lurholm Keith Lorraine makes a tenor/alt and Contrabass rackett. I think one is $725 or so, the Contrabass is $765. That's not so bad. The contrabass RENAISSANCE style racket plays in the range of the Contrabasson, but its about the size of a large can of coffe. The wonders of ancient technology!
Unfortunately, Moeck does not make the instrument here, a Baroque rackett anymore.
StevenShields29 1 year ago
yay! Finally a good rackett video!
mrcocobeans 2 years ago
more
fagottist 2 years ago
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR POSTING !!!!!!! I'm regularly looking for more Rackett videos! And I think it sounded just fine - nice, really. I want to get a renaissance style one someday.
Lifecomesfromwithin 3 years ago