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Dietrich Buxtehude
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Praeludium in G minor, BuxWV 148 Click to Listen [6:15] (a=420 Hz)
Opens with Hoofdwerk flourishes over organ points in the Pedaal. The next section labeled Allegro is a short transition of a chromatic bent which leads to a fughetta on a repeated note theme, played on the Rugwerk. Then follows a rolling 3/2 section for three voices on HW and PD. Finally a 2-measure passacaglia theme enters in the PD, modulates a few times, and ends with a statement in Bb that shifts smoothly to a Phrygian cadence in the original key. Instrument: Bosch-Schnitger Organ, Vollenhove/Overijssel (1686/1720) -Version 2.2 - Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier

Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 3.11 software