BACH - RICERCAR a 6 from the Musical Offering, tuned into E34 (with syntonic-comma adjustment)

 

We present Bach's Ricercar a 6 from the Musical Offering, tuned into 34-equal division of the octave, used as two chains of 17-edo. A mild syntonic-comma adjustment was caried out: all notes from E onwards on the chain of fifths were lowered by 1/34 of an octave (the interval A-E almost never shows up in the Ricercar a 6); also, A was lowered by 1/34 of on octave if lying above an F in the framework of a F or F7 chord; finally D was lowered by 1/34 of an octave if lying above a Bb in the framework of a Bb or Bb7 chord. The remaining notes were left unchanged as if they were in 17-edo. Some local ajustments were performed too. The same piece in 17-edo (without 34-edo syntonic-comma adjustment): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQvM83cj6sw Midi rendition, soundfont is «Harpischord Zell». Tuned by Huygens Fokker Scala, implemented by SynthFont. ⦿ More Bach’s Ricercar a 6: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz2QPjOzz3c2q_HbCJazTLkv

⦿ More 34-edo videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz1DkVDJ_eFbF1Y7NcJ6kpNq

⦿ More Bach's Musical Offering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNDJAoCG330&list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz0toNK4hUr1ULAOBhvcsSMs

Chopin's Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4, "Suffocation") Arranged for Harpischord, and tuned into Werckmeister 3

 

We present Chopin's Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4, "Suffocation") arranged for Harpischord, and tuned into Werckmeister 3, the well-temperament generated by four meantone fifths (C-G, G-E, D-A, B-F#) and eight pythagorean ones, probably used by Bach. Cent figures of the tuning (integer approximations): C = 0 C♯ = 90 D = 192 D♯ = 294 E = 390 F = 498 F♯ = 588 G = 696 G♯ = 792 A = 888 B♭ = 996 B = 1092

Chopin's Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4, "Suffocation") Arranged for Baroque Oboe & Fortepiano, and tuned into Rameau 8+4

 

We present Chopin's Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4, "Suffocation") arranged for baroque oboe and fortepiano, and tuned into Rameau 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 ¢.

Chopin's Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4, "Suffocation") Arranged for Baroque Oboe & Fortepiano, and tuned into Eagle JI

 

We present Chopin's Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4, "Suffocation") arranged for baroque oboe and fortepiano, and tuned into Eagle JI, a tuning devised by John O'Sullivan.

Eagle 53 is centred around E, and has the following figures: E=1/1; F=16/15; F#=9/8; G=6/5; G#=5/4; A=4/3; A#=7/5; B=3/2; C=8/5; C#=5/3; D=9/5; D#=15/8; E=2/1.

We present Bach's Ricercar a 6 from the Musical Offering, tuned into 43-equal division of the octave, very close to 1/5-comma meantone.

EL TESTAMENT DE N'AMÈLIA - Catalan Folk Song, arranged for Baroque Ensemble

EL TESTAMENT DE N'AMÈLIA - Catalan Folk Song, arranged for Baroque Ensemble

We present the Catalan folk song «El testament de n'Amèlia» («Amelia's will»), arranged for Baroque Ensemble (Trumpoet, Recorder, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Lautenwerck), in form of a micro-fugue in four parts. Each entry shows up a major third higher then the preceding, so that, after four entries, the tonality goes back to the initial value (D, in this case). Tuning is Rameau Tempérament Ordinaire, 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 pieces in Rameau's Tempérament Ordinaire: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz14XaYz6irvBdfXEQyJMDrE

 

BACH - SARABANDE BWV 1002 - Claudi Meneghin, Guitar

 The Sarabande, from Bach's Partita in B minor for Violin BWV 1002. Played by Claudi Meneghin, classical guitar (after quite a few years spent wihtout playing).

Played on 2024-12-22. Arrangement: Claudi Meneghin.