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Dietrich Buxtehude
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Praeludium in E minor, BuxWV 142 Click to Listen [8:3] (A=465)
Five major sections, the first two in Common Meter, ending with a very "blue" note that ushers in some heavy chromaticism (made even more colorful by the Silbermann tuning) in 3/2. The meter switches to Common again just 2 measures before a loud transitional passage which ushers in a delightfully bouncy 12/8 motiv that continues to the end. Instrument: Gottfried Silbermann Organ, Reinhardtsgrimma / Sachsen, Germany (1731) - Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier

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