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Johann Kuhnau
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Gigue/Lament Click to Listen [3:26]
I found this piece in a piano collection of early music, but fail to see how it could really be played as a gigue, even on the harpsichord. The beautiful downward and upward appogiaturas and poignant ornamentation strike me as more of a lament. Registration: First section RH G.O. Montre 8' + Flutte 4' + Nazart 2-2/3' + Tierce 1-3/5; LH Positif Bourdon 8' + Prestant 4'; Pedaal Bourdon 16' + Holpijp 8' (G.O.); Repeat RH Vox Humana 8'; LH Bourdon 8' + Flutte 4'; PD Bourdon 16' (G.O.) + Bourdon 8' (Positif); Tramblants Doux G.O. + Pos; Second section RH Holpijp 8' + Flutte 4' + Sexquialtere; LH Bourdon 8' + Prestant 4' + Flutte 4; PD Bourdon 16' (G.O.) + Bourdon 8' (Positif); Repeat RH Montre 8' + Holpijp 8' + Flutte 4' + Nazart 2-2/3 ; LH Bourdon 8' + Flutte 4'; PD + Bourdon 16' + Montre 8'. MeanTone-FifthComma Temperament. Instrument: The van Peteghem-organ of Haringe, Flandres (1778) - Samples by Hauptwerk.nl

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