Listen to Sorli Harpsichords and Lautenwercke

Table-Top Lautenwerk - 2x8'

Sweelinck - Sample from Unter der Linden Grune (Back 8') - Performed by Sebastian Bottone, graduate of the Hartt School

Johann Pachelbel - Suite in B Flat - Allemande (Front 8') - Performed by Sebastian Bottone

Johann Pachelbel - Courante (Back 8') - Performed by Sebastian Bottone

Johann Pachelbel - Bouree (2x8') - Performed by Sebastian Bottone

Johann Pachelbel - Sarabande (2x8', Back 8', 2x8') - Performed by Sebastian Bottone

Johann Pachelbel - Gyque (2x8') - Performed by Sebastian Bottone

Buxdehude - Allemande from Suite in g minor (2x8'- back 8'- 2x8') - Performed by Sebastian Bottone

Froberger - Allemande from Suite in F (Front 8') - Performed by Sebastian Bottone

J. C. F. Fischer - Allemanded from Suite in d minor "Uranie" (Front 8') - Performed by Sebastian Bottone

Johann Pachelbel - Allemande from Suite in C (Front 8') - Performed by Sebastian Bottone


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Table-Top Lautenwerk -1 x 8', 1 x 2 2/3'

Aria from Pachelbel's Suite in c# minor (Octave Quint played first, then 8' with 2 2/3' - Performed by Sebastian Bottone

Sarabande from Pachelbel's Suite in c# minor (Octave Quint alone) - Performed by Sebastian Bottone

Allemande from Froberger's Suite #4 in F Major (8' alone) - Performed by Sebastian Bottone

Allemande from C. H. Graun's Sonata in d minor (Quint alone, 8' alone, 8' with 2 2/3' and 8' alone) -Performed by Sebastian Bottone

Keyed Lyre 8', 4'/16'

Suite de Clavicin en Re composed and performed by Albano Berberi

Ercole Pasquini - Anche col partire Performed by Juan Mesa

Dieterich Buxtehude - Fuga and Ciacona from Toccata in G BuxWV 165 Performed by Juan Mesa

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Ottavino

J. C. F. Fischer - Suite in d minor "Uranie" - Performed by Sebastian Bottone, graduate of the Hartt School

Johann A. Reincken - Allemande and Sarabande in G - Performed by Sebastian Bottone

Andrea Gabrieli - Canzon Detta "Qui La Dira" - Performed by Juan Mesa

William Byrd - Monsieurs Alman - Performed by Juan Mesa

William Inglot - The Leaves Bee Greene - Performed by Juan Mesa

John Johnson - Flat Pavan and Galliard - Renaissance Lute and Ottavino Duo - Dusan Balarin, Lute and Hanbyeol Lee, Ottavino

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Keyed Lyre Mother and Child

Improvisation by Sebastian Bottone

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This demonstration of the Gut-strung Clavicytherium is played by Boston harpsichordist Andrus Madsen


Download: Andrus Madsen - Improvised Ciaccona in G (2.2 MB)

Download: Giovanni Salvatore - Corrent II (1.4 MB)

Download: Andrus Madsen - Improvised Prelude in G (3.5 MB)

Download: Andrus Madsen - Improvised Prelude in d minor (4.2 MB)


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Watch YouTube videos of Ryan Layne Whitney playing his clavicytherium:

Rameau - L'Egyptienne

The following YouTube link is by Mark Shuldiner:

Mark Shuldiner YouTube

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Demonstration of the 17th Century Style German Double

Download: J. J. Froberger - Suite 19 in c minor - Allemande and Gigue

Download: J. J. Froberger - Suite 19 - Courante and Sarabande

Download: Martin Peerson - The Primerose

Download: Francois Couperin - Premier Prelude

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Demonstration of Pedal Board Clavicytherium

J. S. Bach BWV 599 "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland"
1 x 8' pedal, 1 x 8' manual

William Croft - O God, Our Help "St. Anne"
2 x 8' pedal, 2 x 8' manual

Pedal instrument alone, first 1 x 8' followed by 2 x 8'

YouTube Video of Nathan Mondry improvising on his Pedal Board Clavicytherium

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