Praetorius - Danses de Terpsichore

1. Volte, Terpsichore CCXXXI
2. Bransle de villages, Terpsichore XIV
3. Bransle gay, Terpsichore V
4. Bransle simple de Novelle, Terpsichore II
5. Bransle double, Terpsichore VI
6. Volte, Terpsichore CCXXX
Michael Praetorius (1572 - 1621)
Jean-Charles Ablitzer
Orgue Esaias Compenius 1610, Château de Frederiksborg (Danemark)
William Dongois
Cornet à bouquin
Composition de l'Orgue Compenius
Ober Manual II
Gross Principal 8'
Groß Gedaƈt Flöite 8'
Principal Prospeƈt 4'
Plock Flöite 4'
Gems Horn 4'
Nacht Horn 4'
Gedaƈt Quint 3'
Kleine Flöite 2'
Ranket Regal 16'
Unter Manual I
QuintaDehna 8'
Principal Cantus 4'
Block Flöite Cantus 4'
Gedaƈt Flöite 4'
GemsHorn 2'
NaSatt 1'½
Zimbel einfach
Krumb Horn 8'
Klein Regal 4'
Pedal
Gedaƈt Flöiten Bass 16'
Gems Horn Bass 8'
QuintaDehn Bass 8'
QuerFlöiten Bass 4'
NachtHorn Bass 2'
Pawr Flöiten Bass 1'
Sordunen Bass 16'
Dolcian Bass 8'
Regal Bass 4'
Koppel / Manual Tremulant / Pedal Tremulant
Sackpfeiffe, Kleinhümlichen / a = 467 Hz (20°C)
Tempérament mésotonique, 8 tierces pures
Manual: CDEFGAB-c''' / Pedal: CDEFGAB-d'

[@jrubin1971]

Spectacular instrument - and great music to go with it.

[@karlbachfan566]

It is possible that Praetorius played precisely this music on this very organ some 400 years ago! And it sounded like this!!

[@larjjlion]

To sit and listen to such old and forgotten by many beautiful music smoking my pipe with good quality tobacco is great. I am glad people like Praetorius existed. I am also thankful to Lord Cavendish for his hand in making pipe smoking so much smoother.

[@MegumiJones]

larjjlion just don't try to smoke a pipe organ😃

[@michaelc9810]

Tammy Jones 😂

[@DityaSangGita]

I found it so funny. How you are smoking pipe while listening to old pipe organ music at the same time. 😸

[@The4747Mark]

I loved every moment of this collection of gems. It is wonderful to hear a dancing organ pouring out all the beautiful melodies of Terpsichore. Praetorius indeed gave something splendid to world and his music never fades!

[@belkismartin7019]

Algo distinto y poco visto precioso!!!Buenas tardes a todos.🌿

[@Madgethecat]

I loved dancing to this music back in my day

[@TheOneAndOnlyZeno]

I: Volte, Terpsichore CCXXXI - 0:00 II: Bransle de villages, Terpsichore XIV - 2:14 III: Bransle gay, Terpsichore V - 3:49 IV: Bransle simple de Novelle, Terpsichore II - 4:35 V: Bransle double, Terpsichore VI - 6:13 VI: Volte, Terpsichore CCXXX - 7:45

[@WINCHANDLE]

Wow...great reeds. neat pedal point. this just transports one back in time. Really interesting stops.

[@1earflapping]

I like the 'light' sonority of this organ. It doesn't overwhelm the melody. Thanks for posting.

[@labananiere]

Cet orgue du Chateau de Frèdèriksbord au Dannemark est un phénomène unique au monde, miraculé il est passé au travers d'un incendie. Touches en ivoire, commande des jeux en argent massif, buffet bois précieux. Il est placé dans une salle de bal du chateau. Praetorius musique d'extrême beauté.

[@aluisfp]

Hermosa música. Muchas gracias.

[@HERIBERTO37ify]

Maravilleux eorgue, musique et orgue!!!

[@insatsuki_no_koshou]

I like those renaissance organs with their plenty of reed stops.

[@capitanoachab]

I know very well the organ Antegnati 1581 in the S. Giuseppe church in Brescia city. in 1955 was made in favour of this organ ​​the first philological restoration of an organ in Italy. All material was preserved, even all the mechanical, and were added only a few scattered flutes. If you come to Brescia I will make you enter into the organ! you will see for yourself that all the italian Ripieno 16 and the human voice 16 are entirely original.

[@EarlyMusicinadifferentway]

you are not the only one =)

[@Threetails]

"Bransle de Villages" is a surprising piece. Interesting to see a piece this early picking out an impression of a rustic style tune. I always thought these stylized renditions of folk-inspired melodies were more confined to the 19th and 20th century with the rise of romanticism and musical nationalism. This is the sort of thing an amateur musicologist like myself loves to stumble on!

[@FreddyBarbarossa]

As an amateur fiddler, I can tell you that there was cross-class cultural appropriation of fiddle music - opera tunes and such would become folk songs and folk songs adopted into orchestral music, opera and military marches

[@Threetails]

Frederick Barbarossa And I was familiar with that in the 18th and 19th centuries for sure! A specific example being "Old Towler," a folk tune that was adopted as a regimental march by several British regiments. But an early example like this is still fascinating. Then again, I guess going back as far as the 14th century you have songs in Middle English written in the style of courtly music, so it makes sense that there'd be something in between.

[@francoislebedel4428]

De tous temps, il y eut perméabilité entre la musique populaire, celle du petit peuple des campagnes surtout et la musique "savante". Tous les grands compositeurs ont trouvé leur inspiration dans les musiques villageoises.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks for the upload.

Beautiful!

[@WINCHANDLE]

How sweet is this!!??

[@sandyvera4220]

simplemente hermoso...

[@Polomokipo23]

MICHAEL PRAETORIUS ( Creuzburg 1571-1621 Wolfenbuttel ) DANSES DE TERPICHORE Un grand bravo à JEAN-CHARLES ABUTZER et WILIAM DONGOIS qui sont grandioses merci.

[@eporze]

Que bello sonido el de este organo!.-

[@1234567832212]

die schönste mittelalterliche Musik zumal ich in Halberstadt gelernt habe

[@insatsuki_no_koshou]

Die Musik ist nicht mittelalterlich, sondern aus der Spätrenaissance.

[@gerardbedecarter]

Very interesting.

[@labananiere]

Comment est -il possible d'avoir fait de la aussi belle musique, avec l'orgue Compiénus du splendide château de Frédérksbord au Danemark?

[@shiningarmor2838]

Is this the 1610 compenius organ in that Carol Williams video?

[@falaqdad15]

Beautiful!!

[@stuarthenlis5740]

I'd really enjoy listening to this performed by Diane Bish.

[@kreszentiabichlmaier7902]

I believe Praetorius' dates are 1571-1621 (versus 1572).

[@bjknobel]

@douro20 @douro20 What about Hermanus in Rysum/1457 (KZbin search terms "Rysum organ/(url's apparently forbidden)"

[@marsvltor2]

The finest organ in the known universe...

[@douro20]

Never mind; I just found out that all of the pipes, including the reed pipes, are wood.

[@capitanoachab]

in Brescia there is an Antegnati 1581 (on 16' basis!) is all original and older than tis Compenius (ps Search in youtube Antegnati San Giuseppe)

[@douro20]

This is the oldest functioning organ in the world, and as I understand it, the only existing complete organ built by Esaias Compenius. How many wooden pipes does it have?

[@francoislebedel4428]

1.000

[@OfficerRobertHall]

ca. 3:55 WHAT organ stop is that. It sounds like a cornetto ... I mean a real cornetto. On the registration list, I see: "Gems Horn" and "NachtHorn" but I've never heard an organ stop resemble an instrument as much as this one!

[@charlesbarkema8021]

It is listed in the credits as "Cornet à bouquin" played by William Dangois.

[@ryanmbira3968]

3:49

[@capitanoachab]

I find it unfair to consider an ancient organ because it contains only a negligible amount of original pipes

[@richardholmquist7316]

This organ (Fredericksborg, by Compenius) DOES have all its original pipes and is the oldest organ in the world of which this is definitely true. The reason for this is that it has been owned by the kings of Denmark continuously since 1615. Royal possessions tend to be well cared for. There are a few older organs that have a good number of original pipes, although it's hard to say what's original and what's been added over the years. Ostönnen, Germany and Sion, Switzerland are about the oldest, both from around 1430.

[@aluisfp]

Hermosa música. Muchas gracias.

[@colinhazell6259]

Beautiful!

[@aluisfp]

Hermosa música. Muchas gracias.