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Polná (Sieber 1708) Sample Set for Hauptwerk

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Polná (Sieber 1708) Sample Set for Hauptwerk

PostThu Sep 22, 2022 3:26 am

The organ of the church in Polná (Czech Republic) is one of the largest organs manufactured by Johann David Sieber (ca. 1670–1723). Sieber was the best Moravian organ builder of 18th century. He was able to manufacture larger instruments than his competitors (up to ca. 40 stops on 3 manuals) and was renowned for the quality of his craftsmanship and technical inventiveness.

The instrument is a 2 manual organ, althogether 31 stops. The upper manual is the Hauptwerk (Great Organ) with 16 stops. The typical feature of the division is the complete pyramid of the Principal chorus, crowned with a high pitched Mixtura and a Cymbel. The lower manual is the Positiv with 8 stops, designed in typical fashion as the small brother of the Hauptwerk. Again, the principal chorus is built up to the highest pitches, adding the top floor to the sound spectrum when coupled to Hauptwerk. The pedal is a division designed to support the last chords of the music, or provide a drone for toccatas. It only includes 12 chromatic tones (the lowest octave), although the pedal board has 18 keys, which is the usual number for Czech baroque instruments. The reed stops were extremely rare on Czech baroque instruments, but the pedal of the Polná instrument offers two: a Schnarrbass 16' with wooden resonators and a Trompetbass 8'.

Visit the web presentation of the the Polná organ sample set for more details, including the audio demo pieces. A free demo sample set is available from the same web page (order the vol.0 of the sample set for free).



Yours,

Jiri Zurek
Jiri Zurek,
Prague
http://www.sonusparadisi.cz

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