- Fuga in C Major "Gigue", BuxWV 174
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A jolly old fugue in 12/8 time. The bulk of the fugue is played on alternating Hauptwerk (Gedackt 8' + Salicional 8' + Octava 4' + Superoctava 2') and
Rückositiv (Copol Major 8' + Quintadena 4'+ Principal 2'), with the Pedal Subbas 16' + Octave Bas 8' (on up to full coupled Pedal) waiting in the
wings. It becomes a fantasy Virtual Performance at the end (only possible if two assistants have spent the last hour at the Czech equivalent of
Starbucks) : the manuals build up gradually to full organ for an impertinent finish.
Midi File available.
Instrument:
Renaissance Organ (ca. 1587) in gothic church in Smecno, Czech Republic -
Samples by Jiri Zurek
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Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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