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    Cembalo Mietke built by Jan Becicka workshop (2005)
    Samples by Jiri Zurek
    Couperin, Louis: Chaconne in G minorDownload
    Rondeau interspersed with three couplets. Score edited by Pierre Gouin available at the WIMA: Werner Icking Music Archive. [2:42] (A=465) HW3
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in D Major, BWV 972Download
    Based on a violin concerto by Vivaldi, op. 3, no. 9. Three movements: [Allegro] - Lower 8+4 coupled to Upper 8; Larghetto - Lower 8, Upper Laute; Allegro - Lower 8+4, then Combination Pleno. -7dB Output Volume. [6:38] (A=465) HW3
    Walther, Johann Gottfried: Preludio con Fuga (1741)Download
    Each in 3 sections: Preludio (repeated); Allegro; Adagio. Fuga. Un poco vivace; Grave; Aria, a 2 Tastature. Temperament: MeanTone-6thComma. [8:4] HW3
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in D minor, BWV 974Download
    Based on an oboe concerto by Alessandro Marcello. Three movements: [Moderato] - Combination Pleno; Adagio - Combination 8' + 8'; Presto - Combination 4' + 8', First repeat - Combination Pleno, Second repeat - Manual 2 8' coupled to Manual 1 8' + 4' (separately sampled version of the Combination Pleno). Output volume -14dB. WellTemperament-5thComma. [9:3] HW3
    Soler, Padré Antonio: Sonata No. 1Download
    Two repeated sections. Registrations: Section 1 Lower 8' (repeat Upper 8'); Section 2 Combination 4' + 8' (repeat Upper Laute), then Lower 8' + 4' for each. Soler scores (with pithy article about Soler). [5:56] HW3.11
    Walther, Johann Gottfried: Nun komm der heiden HeilandDownload View Lyrics
    Playful fragments of the Chorale permeate the three-voices played on lower 8+4, and a slow moving Chorale sounds in octaves on the upper 8' (by a second virtual player). [1:10] (A=465) HW3
    Paradisi, Pietro Domenico: MinuettoDownload
    This charming minuet makes very good use of sparse materials. [1:45] (A=465) HW3.11
    Zipoli, Domenico: PreludioDownload
    From Sonata 2 from "Sonata e Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo," this serene prelude is marked Largo and is in two sections (Lower 8' register), each repeated on the Upper 8' register. Zipoli scores. [2:52] (A=465) HW3.11
    Arne, Thomas: Sonata 2Download
    Three intricately ornamented movements: Andante, Adagio and Allegrissimo. All but the middle movement have double repeated sections. Scores here. [6:5] (A=465) HW3.11
    Purcell, Henry: Suite 3 for HarpsichordDownload
    This suite consists of a Prelude which is basically two voices with an occasional bass punctuation at cadences; an Almand which makes extensive use of an offbeat pattern; and a Courante which uses the same device as well. The Almand and Courante are extended with repeats. [5:33] (A=465) HW3.11
    Zipoli, Domenico: Toccata al OffertorioDownload
    Two manuals, R.H. on Lower 8' + 4', L.H. on Upper Laute (8' at end). with a reinterpretation of the long organ point suitable for the cembalo. Zipoli scores. [1:33] (A=465) HW3.11
    Paradisi, Pietro Domenico: ToccataDownload
    Slight imitation and echo effects, in 2 sections, each repeated. Section 1: Lower 8' +4', repeat 8' + 8'; Section 2: 4' + 8'; repeat Combination Pleno. [2:35] (A=465) HW3.11
    Soler, Padré Antonio: Sonata No. 21Download
    Several overlapping notes at the beginning suggested the idea of using the upper keyboard for the right and the lower for the left hand. It worked out nicely because the octave doubling in the bass doesn't overwhelm as much on the softer sound. The broad leaps in the right hand nicely explore the timbre differences in the Lower 8' voicing. Two repeated sections. Registration: Lower 8' vs. Upper 8' (Upper Laute for repeat), revert (Combination 4' + 8' vs. Upper 8' for repeat). Soler scores (with link to article about Soler which makes special mention of this sonata). [5:59] (A=465) HW3.11
    Handel, George Frederick: Harmonious BlacksmithDownload
    Famous air and five variations. Score here. [3:49] (A=465) HW3.11