Music List link
UPDATED 04/17/2008

Now
accepting credit cards

 
J. J. Froberger
Click on composer's name for a biography
 
Canzona VI Click to Listen, [2:58] (KrewardOriginal: 1/4-comma meantone, nearly a whole tone above normal )
Divided in three sections, the first in common meter has a businesslike melody with a chord outline as its basis, it enters a 12/8 section via a florid passage but the chord outline is still recognizable, and reverts to common meter and some fairly odd harmonies ending this set of six canzonas with a measured trill. Registration by section: 1) Prestant 8' + Fluyt 4'; 2) Holpyp 8' + Octaaf 4' + Octaaf 2'; 3) Full organ. As you can hear, F minor is not the best key for 1/4-comma meantone, so an alternate Virtual Performance in Roertha-LehmamnBach temperament can be heard here. Instrument: The organ in the church of Krewerd in the province of Groningen Holland (1531) - Samples by Hauptwerk.nl

Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 2 Samples using v. 3 software