The recorder is one of the oldest of all human instruments. In ancient times it crops up in sagas and pictorial evidence, and it has accompanied Western music right up to the avant-garde. For many children and young people today, the soprano recorder in c'' is a popular starting instrument. Play-Book 1 from the The Recorder - series offers easy to medium-hard musical examples from the middle ages to the present day, in terms of range, the pieces now reach from c'' to d''.