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Dietrich Buxtehude
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Praeludium in F Major, BuxWV 144 Click to Listen [3:15]
There are two distinct sections to this prelude, the first on the Hoofdwerk(Prestant 8' + Octaaf4' + Octaaf 2' + Mixtuur 4-6 St) and Pedaal (Bourdon 16' + Prestant 8' + Octaaf 4' + Mixtuur 4-6 St.) uses parallel thirds, syncopations, and brief pedal punctuation; the second, on the Rugwerk (Fluit Does 8' + Holpijp 4' + Octaaf 2' + Quint 1-1/3') and Pedaal (Bourdon 16' + Octaaf 4'), has a natty fugue subject which appears in all four voices; the move back to the Hauptwerk is not structural, it just seemed right to round it off that way (registration same as at the beginning, but Hoofdwerk adds Quint 3' and Pedaal adds Trompet 8'. WellTemperament-Kellner Instrument: The Hinsz-Organ at Leens in the province of Groningen (1733/34) - Samples by Hauptwerk.nl

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