The Arp Schnitger organ of the church in Eenum

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G. Corrette - Récit tendre
The organ
Short biography of Arp Schnitger

Arp Schnitger was born in Germany and lived 1648-1719. He enjoyed being world famous and is considered as the best known organ-builder at the time of the North-European baroque period. Schnitger combined the organ principles from the Renaissance with the early-baroque building principles. He built and placed organs in Germany and the Netherlands, but also in Portugal, Spain, England, Brazil and Russia. Some called Schnitger the Stradivarius among the organ-builders. The organs have an unbelievable variety of sound colours and, according to the organ-players, "very playable and they always work". He built a total of 170 organs of which 110 were completely new. More than 30 still exist today and for the most part in Northern Germany.
He was very precise and meticulous in his directions. Often he would carry out a survey of the location before commencing work. Schnitger and his people built the whole inner works. He did have his most important workshop in Hamburg. Transport was carried out by ship. The other parts of the organ such as the organ-cabinet, the woodcarving and the embellishments were carried out by local craftsmen most of the time.

Technical information

Tuning: approximately a half tone above normal.
1/4-comma meantone without modifications.
Wind pressure: 62.5 mm

Specification
of
the Arp Schnitger organ of the church in Eenum



Manual:
C D E F G A - c3
Maker/Year Pedal C-d1 Playing aids
Holpyp
Holpyp
Octaaf
Scherp
Sesquialter
Prestant
Quint
Woudfluyt
Quint
Trompet
8'
4'
2'
IV ranks
II ranks
4'
3'
2'
1 1/2'
8'
Schnitger/1704
Schnitger/1704
Schnitger/1704
Reil/1983
Reil/1983
Schnitger/1704
50%Schnitger/1704 50%Reil/1983
50%Schnitger/1704 50%Reil/1983
Reil/1983
Schnitger/1704
Fixed coupled
C sharp, D sharp,
E sharp en G sharp
coupled up one octave.
External tremulant
Wind-exhauster


Demos
of
the Arp Schnitger organ of the church in Eenum


Composer:
Organist:

play-button     G. Frescobaldi - Aria detto balletto Variatie 1
Registration:
Holpyp 8'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     G. Frescobaldi - Aria detto balletto Variatie 3
Registration:
Holpyp 8' - Holpyp 4' - Octaaf 2'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     G. Frescobaldi - Aria detto balletto Variatie 4
Registration:
Holpyp 8' - Prestant 4'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     G. Frescobaldi - Partita sopra folia Variatie 1
Registration:
Holpyp 8'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     G. Frescobaldi - Partita sopra folia Variatie 2
Registration:
Holpyp 8' - Woudfluyt 2'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     G. Frescobaldi - Partita sopra folia Variatie 3
Registration:
Prestant 4'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     G. Frescobaldi - Partita sopra folia Variatie 4
Observations: Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Holpyp 8' - Prestant 4' - Woudfluyt 2'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     G. Frescobaldi - Partita sopra folia Variatie 5
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Holpyp 8'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     G. Frescobaldi - Partita sopra folia Variatie 6
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Holpyp 8' - Holpyp 4' - Woudfluyt 2'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     G. Frescobaldi - Corrente prima (Deel)
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Holpyp 4'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J.G. Walther - Jesu meine Freude Partita 1
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4' Tremulant
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J.G. Walther - Jesu meine Freude Partita 2
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Man 1: Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4'
Man 2: Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4' Sesquialter 2 st.
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J.G. Walther - Jesu meine Freude Partita 3
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Man 1: Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4' Quint 1 1/2'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J.G. Walther - Jesu meine Freude Partita 4
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Man 1: Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4' Octaav 2' Scherp 4 st. Quint 1 1/2'
Man 2: Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4' Sesquialter 2 st. Woudfluyt 2'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J.G. Walther - Jesu meine Freude Partita 5
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Holpyp 8' Praestant 4'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J.G. Walther - Jesu meine Freude Partita 6
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Man 1: Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4'
Man 2: Holpyp 4' Praestant 4' Quint 1 1/2'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J.G. Walther - Jesu meine Freude Partita 7
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4' Woudfluyt 2'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J.G. Walther - Jesu meine Freude Partita 8
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4' Octaav 2' Praestant 4' Woudfluyt 2'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J.G. Walther - Jesu meine Freude Partita 9
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Man 1: Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4' Woudfluyt 2' Quint 1 1/2'
Man 2: Holpyp 8' Praestant 4'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J.G. Walther - Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier Var.4
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Man 1: Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4' Sequialter 2 st.
Man 2: Holpyp 8' Woudfluyt 2'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J.G. Walther - Lob den Herren, den machtigen Konig der Ehren
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Man 1: Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4' Woudfluyt 2'
Ped: Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4' Sesquialter 2 st. Praestant 4' Quint 1 1/2'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J. Pachelbel - Was mein Gott will
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Man 1: Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4' Woudfluyt 2'
Man 2: Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4' Sesquialter 2 st. Quint 1 1/2'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J. Pachelbel - Aria Quinta from Hexachordum Apollinis, 1699
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Tuned Silbermann Erfurter Dom + 107% of a semitone
Registration:
Diverse registraties
Organist: Pintér Tibor - Hongarije
play-button     J.P. Kellner - Herzlich tut mich verlangen
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Kellner Temperament, named for the composer. Registration:
Man. II Cornet [Holpyp 8' + Praestant 4' + Woodfluyt 2' + Sesquialter 2 st.] met 2 stemmen op Man. I [Holpyp 8' + Holpyp 4' + Quint 1 1/2] en een vierde op het pedaal.
Herhaling:
Man. I & Pedaal: Holpyp 8' + Praestant 4';
Man. II Holpyp 8' + Holpyp 4' + Quint 3' + Woodfluyt 2'.
Organist: James Pressler - USA
play-button     J.P. Sweelinck - Variations on Balleto del granduca
Observations:
Recorded with the extended version of Hauptwerk 1
Original tuning of this organ.
Registration:
Diverse registraties
Organist: James Pressler - USA
play-button     D. Strungk - Meine Seele erhebet den Herrn
Observations:
Recorded with a version of Hauptwerk 1
Temperament: Valotti
Registration:
Man I: Holpyp 8' + Octaav 2'; (Herhaling)
Man. II: Holpyp 8 + Holpyp 4';
Pedaal: Praestant 4'
Organist: James Pressler - USA
play-button     J.T. Baustetter - Sarabande
Observations:
Recorded with the version of Hauptwerk 2
Temperament: Original Eenum
Registration:
Holpyp 8' + Holpyp 4'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J.G. Walther - Jesu, meine Freude Partita I
Observations:
Recorded with the version of Hauptwerk 2
Temperament: Equal, a'= 440 Hz.
Registration:
Holpyp 8 + Tremulant
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J.P. Sweelinck - Ick voer al over Rhijn var I
Observations:
Recorded with the version of Hauptwerk 2
Temperament: Original Eenum
Registration:
Holpyp 8' Holpyp 4' Octaav 2' Scherp 4 st.
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     G. Corrette - Récit tendre
Observations:
Recorded with the version of Hauptwerk 2
Temperament: Silbermann + 99% semitone
Registration:
Man I: Holpyp 8'
Man II: Praestant 4'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     G. Corrette - Récit Basse de trompette
Observations:
Recorded with the version of Hauptwerk 2
Temperament: Silbermann + 99% semitone
Registration:
Man I: Holpyp 8'
Man II: Trompet 8'
Organist: Fred de Jong
play-button     J.S. Bach - Wer nur der lieben Gott lässt walten
Observations:
Recorded with Hauptwerk 3.11
Temperament: Original Eenum
Registration:
Man I: Holpyp 8'; Holpyp 4'
Man II: Holpyp 8; Octaaf 4; Octaaf2; Sesquialter
Organist: Dirk Coutigny
play-button     G. Böhm - Partita Ach wie nichtig, ach wie fluchtig
Observations:
Recorded with Hauptwerk 3.11
Temperament: Original Eenum
Registration:
Diverse registraties
Organist: Dirk Coutigny

Download Information
of
the Arp Schnitger organ of the church in Eenum


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General
Installing a sampleset

Before download and install, note the following:
1. Download all .CompPkg.Hauptwerk files.
2. Leave these files in the same folder and
3. Do not change the file names and
4. Do not unpack by hand.
5. Check the MD5 checksums with the WinMD5 program, free to download from
http://www.winmd5.com or http://www.fastsum.com
If a checksum is incorrect, discard the wrong download file from the PC and download that file again.
6. Start Hauptwerk (File/Install organ....), select in the folder where you just downloaded the files,
the file with extension .CompPkg_Hauptwerk_rar in Hauptwerk's 'component installer'.
Hauptwerk automatically finds the other files.
7. If you get error messages, scroll to the end of the log file (this opens automatically if something goes wrong when unpacking) to see what goes wrong.
Usually a file is missing, or there is a file in the wrong folder or a file is damaged.
8. Before loading the sampleset, check the system information regarding the expected memory usage etc.

Note: Please contact us via the Contact form if you encounter any issues; we will try to assist you.

System requirements
of
the Arp Schnitger organ of the church in Eenum



The computer

To play the full version of this sample set without restrictions requires a modern, fast computer.
Obviously Hauptwerk must also be installed with the latest version 5 (or higher) Advanced.
It is said that the best results are achieved using Apple-MacIntosh computers; however, we have no experience with this. It is difficult to make exact statements about what is needed. The "mother" website hauptwerk.com provides much information about this issue.
Prerequisites
.
Please note: This information applies to the newest version of Hauptwerk.
This virtual Arp Schnitger organ can be downloaded.
Below is a Table of memory usage .
On other systems, these values can vary considerably! Please note that your Operating System also requires considerable memory.


The sound card

A good internal or external sound card. For more information go to: hauptwerk.com .


Manuals/keyboards/pedal òr complete organ with MIDI out

1 manual/keyboard and a (at least 25 keys) pedal òr a complete electronic organ with MIDI out.
Beautiful consoles specifically designed for Hauptwerk are commercially available.
In the Netherlands these are available through, for example,

Those who are technically inclined can provide their keyboard with MIDI capability using hardware from, for example, WIRA, MIDI-Hardware.com or MGB . We ourselves have done this using a Heyligers organ dating from around 1975 (using WIRA hardware). The conversion was about 300 Euro and everything has worked perfectly for years.


Speakers/headphone

The superb sound quality of Hauptwerk is best experienced through high-quality headphones, such as AKG or Sennheiser.
We prefer connecting the sound card to a (possibly multi-channel) sound system. The above mentioned companies can also advise you on any purchases in this area.
What you definitely should not do is listen to Hauptwerk through the built-in speakers of the monitor or a set of €10 computer speakers!



Table of memory usage
of
the Arp Schnitger organ of the church in Eenum

Hauptwerk 4/5 (space needed on you harddisc 1510 MB)

Load manner Memory requirements
Windows not included
Full organ loaded 16 bit 48 kHz, all stops compressed, single loop, noises disabled. 653 MB
Full organ loaded 16 bit 48 kHz, all stops compressed, single loop, noises. 676 MB
Full organ loaded 16 bit 48 kHz, all stops compressed, multiloops, noises. 890 MB
Full organ loaded 16 bit 48 kHz, uncompressed, multiloops, noises. 1035 MB
Full organ loaded 24 bit 48 kHz, all stops compressed, single loop, noises. 1220 MB
Full organ loaded 24 bit 48 kHz, all stops compressed, multiloops, noises. 1250 MB
Full organ loaded 24 bit 48 kHz, uncompressed, multiloops, noises. 1940 MB

Screen layout
of
the Arp Schnitger organ of the church in Eenum


Virtual console Hauptwerk version 5 original
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Virtual console Hauptwerk version 5 original

Here you see a representation of the original console from the organ of Eenum.
The original organ has a so called short-octave. This so-called "short octave" is actually a "long octave". Earlier keyboards went down to F (with the keys F-G-A-B-H) (German key names). When organists wanted lower keys, the makers added them (C-D-E) in a very efficient manner. We now call this "short octave" but there are no keys that were left out; there were keys that were added. Later, of course, *more* keys were added (F sharp, G sharp,), etc.
On the original Eenum organ, Key E plays C, Key F plays F, Key F sharp plays D Key G plays G, Key G sharp plays E. The rest is normal.
The pedal board was added in later times and has not a short octave. It is connected to the manual in a strange way because there are no pipes for the lower C sharp, D sharp, F sharp and G sharp. They are connected one octave up.
To use the original manual you have to connect in HW2 by selecting Organ Settings/Connect Keyboard MIDI inputs to Organ Keyboards MAN ORG with one of your manuals.
To use the original pedal you have to connect in HW2 by selecting Organ Settings/Connect Keyboard MIDI inputs to Organ Keyboards PEDAL ORG with your pedal board.



Virtual console Hauptwerk version 5 normal
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Virtual console Hauptwerk version 5 normal

This is a normal version of the Schnitger organ of Eenum.
The pedal board is permanently coupled to the manual by means of a pull-down pedal.
To use the standard manual you have to connect in HW2 by selecting Organ Settings/Connect Keyboard MIDI inputs to Organ Keyboards MAN STD with one of your manuals.
To use this standard pedal you have to connect in HW2 by selecting Organ Settings/Connect Keyboard MIDI inputs to Organ Keyboards PEDAL STD with your pedal board.



Virtual console Hauptwerk version 5 extended
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Virtual console Hauptwerk version 2 extended

Here is the extended version with all 10 stops independently available on both manuals.

To play these standard manuals you have to connect in HW2 by selecting Organ Settings/Connect Keyboard MIDI inputs to Organ Keyboards MAN1 EXT with your first manual and MAN2 EXT with your second.
To use 30 keys pedals you have to connect in HW2 by selecting Organ Settings/Connect Keyboard MIDI inputs to Organ Keyboards PEDAL EXT with your pedal board.


You listen to the Arp Schnitger organ from the church in Eenum