1704, Arp Schnitger built a single keyboard organ with the manual at
the back.
1809, organbuilder Freytag attaches the pedal. The wind-production
div has to be placed outside the case and is moved into an
alley. A part of the wind ducts are renewed and two spoonbellows
(like fireplace bellows) are added. There is the suspicion that the
temperament had also been changed. It went from from meantone to
equally tuned.
Ca.1845, organ-builders Petrus van Oeckelen modified the organ by
removing three Schnitger-registers and modifications are made
according to the taste of the 19th century. Thus a new Viola da
Gamba 8 ft is added.
1891, Jan Doornbos from Groningen makes a vertical standing
reservoir bellow and and replaces the two spoonbellows placed by
Freytag.
1987, The restoration by the "Gebroeders Reil" from Heerde takes
place. All earlier changes are reversed to the situation of 1809
including the short octave. The pedal of Frey and the bellows placed
by Doornbos remain. The missing or altered voices are reconstructed,
see the tab
Specification.
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
G. Frescobaldi - Aria detto balletto Variatie 1
Registration: Holpyp 8' Organist: Fred de Jong
G. Frescobaldi - Aria detto balletto Variatie 3
Registration: Holpyp 8' - Holpyp 4' - Octaaf 2' Organist: Fred de Jong
G. Frescobaldi - Aria detto balletto Variatie 4
Registration: Holpyp 8' - Prestant 4' Organist: Fred de Jong
G. Frescobaldi - Partita sopra folia Variatie 1
Registration: Holpyp 8' Organist: Fred de Jong
G. Frescobaldi - Partita sopra folia Variatie 2
Registration: Holpyp 8' - Woudfluyt 2' Organist: Fred de Jong
G. Frescobaldi - Partita sopra folia Variatie 3
Registration:
Prestant 4' Organist: Fred de Jong
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
J.T. Baustetter - Sarabande
Observations: Recorded with the version of
Hauptwerk 2
Temperament: Original Eenum Registration: Holpyp 8' + Holpyp 4' Organist: Fred de Jong
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
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
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
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
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
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
Important : Before download, first read the comments below at
"General".
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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.
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.
Before loading the organ, first have a look at 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
a modern fast computer
a good internal or external sound card
1 manual/keyboard with (at least 25 keys) pedal òr a complete
electronic organ with MIDI out
good quality speakers /headphone
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
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
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
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
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