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    Cembalo Mietke built by Jan Becicka workshop (2005)
    Samples by Jiri Zurek
    Zachau, Friedrich Wilhelm: Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott, 1st SettingDownload View Lyrics
    Three voices on one manual, with the Chorale in the Soprano, and the middle voice straddling the alto and tenor ranges. Combination Pleno. [1:56] (A=465) HW3
    Galuppi, Baldassaro: AndanteDownload
    Marked "Spirituouso e staccato," in French overture style with recurring rhythmic patterns and a few echo effects. Registration: Lower Combination Pleno, Upper 8'; repeat Lower Combination 4' + 8', Upper 8'; ending Upper 8' coupled to lower 8' + 4'. [1:55] (A=465) HW3.11
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in F Major, BWV 978Download
    Harpsichord transcription based on Vivaldi violin concerto Opus 3, No. 3, there are three movements: Allegro, Largo and Allegro. Pedal ad lib has been added to the upper manual for a second player. The score for the Largo indicates only one rolled chord, but it was used throughout the movement as an experiment. 
    Registration using a program by Al Morse
Allegro:
Frame
1      DrawStop Upper 8 coupled to 4
1         DrawStop 8 - upper manual
Largo:
Frame
2         DrawStop 8 - upper manual
2         DrawStop 8 - lower manual
Allegro:
Frame
3         DrawStop 8 - upper manual
3        DrawStop 4 - lower  manual
3         DrawStop 8 - lower manual
repeat:
Frame
4         DrawStop 8 - upper manual
4                    DrawStop Pleno
resume:
Frame 3
    [7:1] (A=465)     HW3
    Froberger, J. J.: Capriccio XIVDownload
    Spicy chromaticism in three broad sections. Registrations: Lower Combination Pleno; Upper 8'; (12/8) Combination 4' + 8'; CM Lower 8' + 4' coupled to upper 8'. [5:21] (A=465) HW3.1
    Heron, Henry: Voluntary in GDownload
    Unison passages surround concerto-like interludes. Two registrations used: Combination Pleno with upper 8; Lower 8' with upper Laute. [1:49] (A=465) HW3
    Walther, Johann Gottfried: Concerto del Sr. Torelli in D minorDownload
    One of three Torelli concerti transcribed by Walther. One movement on one manual, using 5 different combinations. Original tuning. [2:38] HW3
    Purcell, Henry: Suite 2 for HarpsichordDownload
    This suite consists of 6 movements: Prelude, Almand, Courante, Saraband, Chacone, Siciliano. The Prelude has a theme consisting of ascending thirds. The Almand is filled with quaint ornamentation, especially an appogiatura of a downward 5th a measure of Purcellian poignancy. The courante is about as cheerful as G minor can get. The Saraband sounds on various combinations of the harpsichord's two 8 foot stops. The Chacone is a wonderful piece all on its own, developing a kind of trance-like mania. The perpetual 4-measure bass theme suddenly changes to join the frenzy, but calm and order are restored near the end. As if in penitance, the final Siciliano is a marvelous dirge with a drone bass in the first half. [9:45] (A=465) HW3.11
    Fischer, J. K. F.: Prelude 3Download
    From Ariadne Musica (1702), One keyboard (Lower 8'). Triplets and held notes, occasionally restruck. Fischer scores here. [0:52] (A=465) HW3.30
    Froberger, J. J.: Capriccio XVIDownload
    Four sections, in four voices: 1) Fugetta in common time with a 1-measure subject (Lower 8 + 4); 2) a variation on the theme in 3/4 time, ending with a flourish in alla breve (Combination 4' + 8'); 3) continuing the alla breve with an ascending chromatic scale (Combination 8' + 8'), 4) a variation of the first subject (Combination Pleno). [4:12] (A=465) HW3.1
    Zipoli, Domenico: Canzona en do maggioreDownload
    Four-voice imitative counterpoint with several faux cadences. Lower 8' + 4'. Zipoli scores. [2:13] (A=465) HW3.11
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in G Major, BWV 986Download
    Based on an unknown concerto, in three movements: [Moderato] Lower 8' + 4', Upper 8' - Adagio Lower 8', Upper 8' - Allegro Combination 4' + 8', Upper 8. Quasi pedal ad lib. [4:40] (A=465) HW3.11
    Purcell, Henry: GroundDownload
    The ground bass is an English form comparable to the Passacaglia. A three-measure repeating bass line on the upper keyboard (Laute 8') is contrasted with a second voice that hops between a syncopated motive on the same keyboard and an ornamented melody on the lower keyboard (8' + 4'). [2:3] HW3
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Jesu, meine Zuversicht, BWV 728Download View Lyrics
    Autograph in the Klavierbüchlen for Anna Magdalena Bach. This delicate piece may more properly belong to the clavichord repertory, but it sounds plausible on the harpsichord. RH Lower 8' (repeat Upper8'). LH Upper 8'. [1:34] (A=465) HW3.30
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Trio Sonata No. 6, BWV 530Download
    The last of the 6 trio sonatas has three movements: Vivace [G Major--Upper 8', lower 8' + 4' (interlude upper Laute)] - Lento [E minor--Upper Laute', lower 8' (repeats upper 8')] - Allegro [G Major--Combination Pleno]. WellTemperament-Werckmeister3. Score for 2 players, 3 hands on a 2-manual Harpsichord available here. [13:30] HW3