The Recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the flute type. It is cylindrical, with openings at both ends, and typically six tone holes along its body. It is made of a variety of materials (reed, wood, bronze, iron, bone, plastic) and comes in numerous sizes (from 15 to 85 cm). Recorders measuring up to 50 cm usually have 6 tone holes at the front, at an equal distance to one another, or 6 holes at the front and one at the back, for the thumb. Longer recorders, measuring 60 to 85 cm, and known as “tzamara” in Epirus, have 7 tone holes at the front, or 7 holes at the front and 1 at the back. Apart from the finger holes, the tzamara also has additional holes at the bottom part of its body, which are used to improve acoustics. The tonic scale of the recorder varies according to its length: the longer it is, the lower the tonic scale it produces. A recorder measuring around 45 cm can produce 19 notes, i.e. two octaves and a fifth. The quality of sound is not the same across the range of notes. Lower notes are somewhat “dull” and hoarse, whereas notes played on the next octave up are “clean” and piercing. While playing the recorder, musicians adorn the notes of the melody with a variety of “ornaments” (appoggiatura, trill, tremolo). These techniques add spirit and character, the former due to the internal musical subdivisions they create, and the latter because they add distinct color to the melody. Historically, Byzantine and post-Byzantine frescoes demonstrate the presence of the recorder in Greece since the early centuries of the Byzantine era. In addition, numerous manuscripts and decorative art items feature recorders of various types and sizes.