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Dietrich Buxtehude
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Ciacona in C minor, BuxWV 159 Click to Listen [7:38] (a=420 Hz)
Unlike Buxtehude's more famous Passacaglio in D minor, the pedal theme does not repeat throughout the entire piece, since a ciacona relies more on a harmonic progression than the constant repetition of a single theme in the bass line. Here the more delicate flute stops begin and end the piece. Instrument: Bosch-Schnitger Organ, Vollenhove/Overijssel (1686/1720) -Version 2.2 - Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier

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