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Noordwolde Sample Set - Sonus Paradisi

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Noordwolde Sample Set - Sonus Paradisi

PostFri Jun 03, 2022 8:47 am

I am delighted to present the Noordwolde sample set to you. It is a village organ from the Groningen (The Netherlands) area. Sonus Paradisi has already delivered St. Martini, Groningen sample set, Noordbroek sample set, and now the Noordwolde sample set from this organ garden of the world.

The organ was built by Hendrik Huis in 1658. Arp Schnitger performed maintenance tasks of this organ in 1695. In 1802, Heinrich Hermann Freytag rebuilt the organ, reusing most of the older material, resulting in an instrument with 2 manuals, pedal and 20 stops. Antoni Lohman performed a further rebuild of the instrument in 1802. For the next 170 years, the organ was not subject to any major alteration. In 2004-2006 the organ was restored by the Mense Ruiter company.

It is a truly historical instrument with most of its pipework dating back centuries. Its character is created by a rich principal chorus, a wide variety of flutes, a Vox Humana enclosed in a wooden box, a 19th-century Viola da Gamba (a string stop). The Basuin 16´ is believed to be the oldest surviving sixteen-foot pedal reed stop in the world.

Visit the web presentation of the the Noordwolde Virtual Organ for more details, including the audio demo pieces. A free demo sample set is available.
Jiri Zurek,
Prague
http://www.sonusparadisi.cz

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