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Some German harpsichords included a choir of 2-foot strings (that is, strings pitched two octaves above the primary set). A few even included a 16-foot stop, pitched an octave below the main 8-foot choirs. One still-preserved German harpsichord even has three manuals to control the many combinations of strings that were available.
German makers occasionally included a 16-foot choir (one octave lower), which combined auditorily with the 8-foot choirs to produce a deep, sonorous tone; thus an instrument built 1710 by the German builder J. A. Hass had the disposition 1 x 16', 2 x 8', 1 x 4'.
Pages in category "German harpsichordists" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Stefan Altner; B.
A study (written in English and German) of harpsichord building by a leading figure in the modern revival of historically authentic methods of building. Zuckermann, Wolfgang (1969) The Modern Harpsichord: Twentieth Century Instruments and Their Makers, New York : October House, ISBN 0-8079-0165-2; The New Grove: Early Keyboard Instruments.
In 1949, the year of his graduation, Richter became organist at St. Thomas Church, Leipzig, where Johann Sebastian Bach had been the music director for 27 years. During his tenure there, he was witness to the inauguration of Bach's new grave and prepared a special performance of Bach's "St. Anne" Prelude and Fugue in E-flat for the reception.
Composed for two harpsichords, but the music for only one harpsichord survives 447 Suite D minor c. 1738–1739 Written for Princess Louisa. Companion piece to the Suite in G minor (HWV 452) 448 Suite D minor c. 1705–1706 449 Suite D minor c. 1705 450 Partita G major c. 1700–1705 451 Suite G minor c. 1703–1706 Allemande and Courante only 452
Joseph Payne (6 July 1937 [1] – 14 January 2008) was a British/Swiss German harpsichordist, clavichordist, organist and musicologist, whose worldwide reputation was based on his performances of music of all periods, though best known for his pioneering recordings of early keyboard music accompanied by his meticulously informative liner notes.
Christian Zell (or Zelle) (c. 1683 [1] – 13 April 1763) was a German harpsichord maker. He was probably a pupil of harpsichord maker Michael Mietke . The first mention of him is in 1722 in the register of citizens of Hamburg , the city where he was to spend the rest of his life.