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Francisco Correa de Arauxo
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Tiento de medio registro de tiple. 7° tono Click to Listen [4:19] (KrewerdOriginal: 1/4-comma meantone, nearly a whole tone above normal )
To quote from Patrick Roose's score: "This piece of organ music is meant to be played on one single manual with short octave, with accompanying diapason- stop(s) in the bass and solo half- stop starting at c# 1 ( Cornet?) in the treble. Having this particular form, the piece cannot be played on two manuals, as the right hand sometimes plays in the bass-side and the treble at the same time (as in bars 43- 45 and 107- 109)." Unfortunately, the Krewerd Sesquialtera included middle C, which was the topmost note of the accompanying material (now on Man 1 Prestant 8' + Octaaf 4'), so the solo was assigned to Man. 2 (Holpyp 8' + Fluyt 4' + Octaaf 2' + Sesquialtera) in the extended version. Patrick is right about human players, but MIDI has ways around human limitations. Krewerd Temperament. Instrument: The organ in the church of Krewerd in the province of Groningen Holland (1531) - Samples by Hauptwerk.nl

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