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Friedrich Wilhelm Zachau
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Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, (Variationen) Click to Listen, [1:50]
Four short variations. Var. 1: Man. 1 Copl 8' + Principal 4' + Octava 2' + Mixtur 3 fach. Var. 2: RH on Man. 2 Regal; LH on Man. 1 Copl 8' + Principal 4'. Var. 3: LH on Man. 1 Copl 8' + Quinta 3' + Vox 8'; Var. 4: Chorale on Pedal Regal 4' + Sedecima 1', Hand(s) on Man. 2' Copl 8' + Spitzflet 4' + Quinta 1-1/2'. Temperament: 1/10 Comma. Instrument: Doksy-Kruh organ (1627) - Samples by Jiri Zurek

Chorale Text
German:
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland,
Der Jungfrauen Kind erkannt,
Dess sich wundert alle Welt,
Gott solch Geburt ihm Bestellt.
--by Martin Luther, 1524

English:
Savior of the [Gentiles], come,
Virgin's Son, here make Thy throne,
Wonder at it, heaven and earth,
That the Lord chose such a birth.
--Richard Massie


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