Score analysis #2 - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck - Hexachord Fantasia

For the footnotes and other extra information see the following link: 0:00:19 Introduction 0:00:52 Hexachord-based compositions in the 16th century 0:01:54 Sweelinck’s take on the hexachord theme 0:04:20 Full performance of Sweelinck’s Fantasia --------------------------------------------------------- Created by Elam Rotem, October 2020. Special thanks to Johannes Keller, Alon Schab, and Anne Smith. ---------------------------------------------------------- *** WHY IT SOUNDS A FOURTH LOWER? *** The piece is played on the lower manual of a Ruckers instrument in original disposition, which is tuned a fourth lower than the upper manual. The specific reasons for this setup are somewhat mysterious. Later on, such instruments were modified to have the lower manual in the same pitch as the upper manual. ---------------------------------------------------------- Support us on PATREON: Support us by getting an Awesome T-shirt: