Traditional

The duration of this music is around 1 minute 10 seconds. It is a good practice for arpeggios. The time signature is 6/8 and the tempo is a lively allegro. The theme is in D major, and this theme is repeated in bar 16 in the key of A major.

The recorder is a woodwind instrument and member of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes. The fipple or block is a wooden plug found at the mouth of the instrument. This plug constricts the air as the player blows into the end of the instrument. There are holes for seven fingers, with the lower one or two often doubled to facilitate the production of semi-tones. There is also a hole for the thumb of the uppermost hand.