2026-01-31

BACH - RICERCAR a 3 from the Musical Offering, tuned into E43

 


We present Bach's Ricercar a 3 from the Musical Offering, tuned into 43-equal division of the octave, very close to 1/5-comma meantone. ⦿ More Ricercar a 3: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz1BTgOx6r8sOUawQpNqV86_ ⦿ More 43-edo videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz2nCT7UY5BiWq_SlIjFBvz6 ⦿ More Bach's Musical Offering: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz0toNK4hUr1ULAOBhvcsSMs


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2026-01-03

HANDEL - ALLEMANDE from the Suite in D minor HWV 428 for Harpischord - (Rameau T.O. 4+8)


We present the «Allemande» from Handel's Suite in D minor HWV 428 for Harpischord, tuned into Rameau Temp茅rament 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 Temp茅rament Ordinaire videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Zd36vuurk&list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz14XaYz6irvBdfXEQyJMDrE


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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 (m煤sica) i 脌ngel Guimer脿 (text - no incl貌s en aquest arranjament). Arranjada i interpretada per Claudi Meneghin, guitarra.

Aqu铆 teniu disponible gratu茂tament una partitura (principalment de dos pentagrames):

<ENG> We present «La Santa Espina», a Catalan Sardana by Enric Morera (music) and 脌ngel Guimer脿 (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 Temp茅rament 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 Temp茅rament 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

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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 K枚ln's performance: https://youtu.be/YqXZtGyFyDo?t=2652

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