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Dietrich Buxtehude
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Canzonetta in D minor, BuxWV 168 Click to Listen [4:13] (A=465)
In four sections: Imitative counterpoint in common meter with a characteristic hesitation step contrasted with a 3/4 version of the same subject played on a lighter registration. The playfulness is interrupted by a strong transition involving the Pedal reed, and a different subject which appears recto and inversus (right- and up-side-down) is introduced on a bright registration, then finished off with the Pedal played an octave lower for a satisfying conclusion to this short excursion. Instrument: Gottfried Silbermann Organ, Reinhardtsgrimma / Sachsen, Germany (1731) - Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier

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