Composition: A Comparison of Digital and Sampled Harpsichords (Kram, Richard)
| Title | A Comparison of Digital & Sampled Harpsichords |
| Creators | Richard Kram (composer) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | electronic sounds |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | — |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Performance practice |
| Language | English |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
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Sections
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Arrangements
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Scarlatti K96 - Embellished for MIDI Performance · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Buxtehude, Sarabande (BuxWV 236) Repeated sections are embellished variations · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Test #1:: | — | MIDI Control File · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Test #1:: | Sampled Harpichord Comparisons (Plug-Ins and Sample Libraries) | Finale Harpsichord · file Sibelius 8+4 · file Sibelius 8+8 · file Sibelius 8+8+4 · file Sibelius Lute · file Notion 8' Long · file Notion 8' Lute · file Notion 8' Nazzard · file Notion 8' Short · file EWSO Gold Stage mic · file EWSO Gold Close mic · file EWSO Gold Stage + Close mic mix (less close) · file Halion Ambient · file Halion Baroque · file Halion Concert 8' A+4' · file Garritan Personal Orchestra (Plug-in Version) · file Kontakt5 Harpsichord · file Precision Sound Blanchet 1 · file Precision Sound Blanchet 2 · file Precision Sound Alternat · file Precision Sound Uniti · file Sonivox DVI Harpsichord · file Sonivox DVI Lo Dulci · file Sonivox DVI Compressed · file Sonivox DVI Harpsichord Lite · file Miroslav Orchestra Harpsichord 1 · file Miroslav Orchestra Harpsichord 2 · file ERA Medieval Legends Virginal · file Soni Musicae Blanchet Jeu 1 (Free - See comments) · file Soni Musicae Blanchet Jeu 2 (Free - See comments) · file Soni Musicae Blanchet Luth (Free - See comments) · file Vienna Symphony Library Cembalo 8 Ft. See About the Piece · file Vienna Symphony Library Cembalo 8 Ft. Double · file Vienna Symphony Library Cembalo Tutti · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Test #1:: | Digital Harpsichord Comparisons (Synthesizers) | K.96 - Kurzweil PC3X Harpsichord · file K.96 - Kurzweil PC3X Brite Harpsichord · file K.96 - Yamaha Motif-Rack XS Hipsichord · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Test #1:: | Digital Harpsichord Comparisons (Synthesizers) | Hauptwerk + Sonus Paridisi Mietke sample set - 8' lower · file Hauptwerk + Sonus Paridisi Mietke sample set - 8' upper · file Hauptwerk + Sonus Paridisi Mietke sample set - 8' laute · file Hauptwerk + Sonus Paridisi Mietke sample set - 8' + 8' (sampled together) · file Hauptwerk + Sonus Paridisi Mietke sample set - 8' + 4' (sampled together) · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Test #2: Buxtehude/Kram, Sarabande (from BuxWV 236) | Sampled Harpichord Comparisons (Plug-Ins and Sample Libraries) | Vienna Symphonic Library Cembalo A: 8', Repeat: 8' Double, B: 8', Repeat: Cembalo Tutti · file East West Symphonic Orchestra A: Close, Repeat: Stage, B: Close, Repeat: Stage+Close Mix · file Soni Musicae A: Blanchet Jeu1, Repeat: Blanchet Jeu2, B: Blanchet Jeu1, Repeat: Luth · file DVI A&B: Harpichord Lite, Repeat: Harpsichord · file |
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