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| Temperament: Werckmeister 3 vs Bach/Lehman, part 1 |
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A comparison of two possible temperaments for
Bach's organ accompaniments in Leipzig. One
is Andreas Werckmeister's most famous layout
from a 1691 publication, and the other is a
temperament I believe was Bach's own.
The organ was tuned a whole step higher than
the rest of Bach's ensemble, and therefore
the organist for cantatas and passions always
had to read from a part transposed a step
lower. This put him into keys with two more
flats, or two fewer sharps, than the other
players. (For example, in the F-sharp minor
"Buss und Reu" heard here, the organist
played in E minor.) What character comes
into the music from the keyboard temperament?
Recording method: I played all the
Werckmeister examples first, then spent about
10 minutes retuning the harpsichord (and
changed shirts), then played everything
again. The results are edited together here
with commentary.
More resources: http://www.larips.com
Part 2 is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziJE_tXS9Ac
Tags : organ harpsichord temperament tuning bach werckmeister lehman st matthew passion orgel cembalo cantatas leipzig |
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Affichage : 652
Durée : 582 s |
| Temperament: Werckmeister 3 vs Bach/Lehman, part 2 |
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A comparison of two possible temperaments for
Bach's organ accompaniments in Leipzig. One
is Andreas Werckmeister's most famous layout
from a 1691 publication, and the other is a
temperament I believe was Bach's own.
The organ was tuned a whole step higher than
the rest of Bach's ensemble, and therefore
the organist for cantatas and passions always
had to read from a part transposed a step
lower. This put him into keys with two more
flats, or two fewer sharps, than the other
players. What character comes into the music
from the keyboard temperament?
The examples here in part 2 are from cantata
#51 and the St John Passion.
Recording method: I played all the
Werckmeister examples first, then spent about
10 minutes retuning the harpsichord (and
changed shirts), then played everything
again. The results are edited together here
with commentary.
More resources: http://www.larips.com
Part 1 is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob_p8vBNZW8
Tags : organ harpsichord temperament tuning bach werckmeister lehman st john passion orgel cembalo cantatas leipzig |
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Affichage : 396
Durée : 596 s |
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