We present the «Allemande» from Handel's Suite in D minor HWV 428 for Harpischord, tuned into Rameau Tempérament Ordinaire 8+4, the circulating 12-tone tuning generated by 8 meantone fifths (as large as 697 ¢) and 4 sharp fifths (as large as 706 ¢).
The cent figures of the tuning (with C set to 0) are:
79 ¢
194 ¢
282 ¢
388 ¢
494 ¢
582 ¢
697 ¢
776 ¢
891 ¢
988 ¢
1085 ¢
1200 ¢
◙ More tunings of this piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftq6tQoV-nQ&list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz1O27Jd_Sjk-QmBXSg-dYs_
◙ More Rameau Tempérament Ordinaire videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Zd36vuurk&list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz14XaYz6irvBdfXEQyJMDrE2026-01-03
2025-12-14
ARIA SOPRA LA BERGAMASCA, by Uccellini - arranged for Organ, tuned into Adaptive Just Intonation
We present Marc Uccellini's «Aria Sopra La Bergamasca», arranged for Organ, transposed into A, and tuned into Adaptive Just Intonation, implemented as Quarter-comma meantone, but fifths are raised to just on ground notes A, D, E. ⦿ More «La Bergamasca»: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz16FyTv2iEMna2uLh-aZOSx ⦿ More Vicentino's Adaptive Just Intonation: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz0CZEtyR9xi2P5XEjTWHNv3
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2025-11-30
La Santa Espina - Claudi Meneghin, Guitar
<CAT> Presentem «La Santa Espina», la sardana catalana d'Enric Morera (música) i Àngel Guimerà (text - no inclòs en aquest arranjament). Arranjada i interpretada per Claudi Meneghin, guitarra.
Aquí teniu disponible gratuïtament una partitura (principalment de dos pentagrames):
<ENG> We present «La Santa Espina», a Catalan Sardana by Enric Morera (music) and Àngel Guimerà (text - not featured in this arrangement). Arranged and played by Claudi Meneghin, guitar.
A (mainly two-stave) score is available here free of charge:
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2025-11-09
Bach - Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus 14, Completed [Organ, Rameau TO]
A completion of Bach's Contrapunctus 14 from the Art of Fugue, based on very simple contrapuntal principles. (Jump directly to the completion: https://youtu.be/QxzKooREmB4?t=434 ). Arranged for Organ (soundfonts are Jeux14 and OrganPipe), tuned into Rameau's Tempérament Ordinaire, a circulating temperament generated by 7 meantone fifths (as large as 696.578 ¢), 3 pythagorean fifths (as large as 701.955 ¢) and 2 sharp fifths (as large as 709.045 ¢), then rounded to integer values.The cent figures of the tuning (with C set to 0) are: 0 ¢ 87 ¢ 193 ¢ 298 ¢ 386 ¢ 503 ¢ 585 ¢ 697 ¢ 789 ¢ 890 ¢ 1007 ¢ 1083 ¢ ⦿ More versions of The Art of Fugue, completed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXA-QwMzYB0&list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz2BVaWuoeaaqAPsWRuAgWim
⦿ More Bach's pieces completed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqVFA5In008&list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz0-n44FHBVZiGbn2AGGEGoJ
⦿ More pieces tuned into Rameau Tempérament Ordinaire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Zd36vuurk&list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz14XaYz6irvBdfXEQyJMDrE
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2025-10-24
Double Fugue on "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" - Two versions, one for two harpischords and one for two fortepianos - Vallotti-Young tuning
A double Fugue on "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", presented here in two versions:
- one for two harpischords;
- one for two fortepianos.
Tuning is Vallotti- Young's 1/6-comma temperament, a circulating temperament generated by 6 1/6-comma meantone fifths (as large as 698.37 ¢), 5 pure fifths (as large as 701.955 ¢) and one 1-schisma tempered fifth (as large as 700 ¢).
The cent figures of the tuning (rounded to the next integer values, with C set to 0) are:
90 ¢
197 ¢
294 ¢
393 ¢
498 ¢
590 ¢
698 ¢
792 ¢
895 ¢
996 ¢
1092 ¢
1200 ¢
a. Version for two Harpischords b. Version for two Fortepianos
⦿ More We-Wish-You-a-Merry-Christmas videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz1a3U6obcQT53GyH21N1kvp
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2025-10-05
Bach's Contrapunctus 11 from the Art of Fugue, tuned into Werckmeister 3 (Harpsichord)
We present Bach's Contrapunctus 11 from the Art of Fugue, tuned into Werckmeister 3, a well-temperament possibly used by Bach.
This temperament shrinks the fifths C–G, G–D, D–A and B–F♯ by ¼-comma and leaves the other ones pure.
The cent figures of the tuning (rounded to integer values) are:
C = 0
C♯ = 90
D = 192
D♯ = 294
E = 390
F = 498
F♯ = 588
G = 696
G♯ = 792
A = 888
B♭ = 996
B = 1092.
MIdi rendition, soundfont is «Harpischord Zell».
Tempo is inspired by Musica Antiqua Köln's performance:
https://youtu.be/YqXZtGyFyDo?t=2652
⦿ More Contrapunctus 11: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz1Vku1mLGcBOnUI93QCpXPc
⦿ More Werckmeister 3 videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz2CJqddqjZGkA_c_jZL9uun
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2025-09-06
Double Fugue on «Old Mac Donald» and «Shave and a Haircut», Tuned into 5-th Comma and 6-th Comma Meantone
A double fugue, combining the «Old Mc Donald» and «Shave & a Haircut» themes; the piece is tuned into
- 43-equal division of the octave, very close to fifth-comma meantone (Baroque Ensemble);
- 55-equal division of the octave, very close to sixth-comma meantone (Harpischord & Fortepiano).
⦿ More Versions of This Piece: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz0ZQ02Ppdb4X_gfXrOkyH72
⦿ More 43-edo Pieces: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz2nCT7UY5BiWq_SlIjFBvz6
⦿ More 55-edo Pieces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zfWeO0eJdA&list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz1vGLCUHZDzcPqYNten5p_R
⦿ More Fugues and Canons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz3lBogeQ66N8W3x_GwUhTFw Miniature: Derivative of «Andrei Andrejevits Popov: Farmyard» (Finnish National Gallery).
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