The organ from the Mariakerk in Krewerd

€ 65,-

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A. Versluis - Improvisatie Psalm 5 Variatie 1
The organ

Upon entering the church, the organ immediately draws attention. Because of the grey patina and the weather-beaten tin of the front pipes the organ radiates an impressive and long history. The organ, from an unknown builder, goes back to 1531. It is one of the most ancient still playable organs of the Netherlands. A curiosity of the organ are the panels on the left and the right sides. The painted pipe work dates from 1634.

Periods of change

About the times of change one can only guess. A mention on one of the panels at the front of the organ in 1634 "met leteren en schilderyen verciert" makes the claim that the hatches have been painted/restored in 1634.
According to the text "dit orgel gants gerepareert" the organ would have been totally renovated in the year 1686.

In 1731 Nicolaas Willenbroek was ordered by noblewoman Ripperda to install a new C and Cis wind chest with corresponding mechanism and manual. Willenbroek was a fellow worker of Franz Caspar Schnitger who died in 1729.

In 1775, 1807 and 1844 major "dry repairs" were carried out by Lohman.

In 1857, Freytag constructed three big pine bellows and the corresponding wind trunk. The oak channel to the chest had to be increased in size. To situate these bellows behind the organ the bay of the choir was largely covered with a balcony.
Freytag replaced also the Quint 1' bas/ Sesquialter 2 ranks discant by a stopped Flute 4' and the Mixtuur 4-5-6 ranks by a Gamba 8 ft discant.

In 1974/1975, restoration by organ builder Albert Hendrik de Graaf. Repair of the leaking wind chest without altering the original construction. New switches and nameplates. Restoration of the manual and the pedal. Restoration of some damaged pipes. Change of the Gamba discant by a Sesquialter 2 ranks discant.
In agreement with the restorers of the church the bellows in the SE-corner of the choir were situated on the ground floor.

The organ of Krewerd survived several wars and floods; however in 1967 the final curtain seemed to fall. The state of the church building was abominable. People even spoke about demolition of the building and the selling of the organ. But the church warden of the independent Dutch Reformed Community Krewerd, farmer Marten Alje Bos protested fiercely against this threat. And with success. Bos was supported by others, including the mayor at that time, Mr. Brons.
Church and tower were restored by Monumentenzorg (monument care). Organ builder/restorer Albert Hendrik de Graaf (* reference footnote to biography of Mr. De Graaf) took very good care of the organ.
He writes:
From 1968 onwards they put the organ in my care. I was allowed to mend the instrument during the period of 1972-1975. This restoration had a preservation intention. It was very important that the sound was not going to be damaged. It seemed to be better to replace the pipes without alteration, after restoration of the wind drawer. In only a few cases were repairs unavoidable.

Technical information

Tuning: nearly a whole tone above normal.
1/4-comma meantone without modifications.
Windpressure: 89 mm
3 Bellows (1857)
5 stops are original

Specification
of
the organ from the Mariakerk in Krewerd


Manual:
C D E F G A - c3
Year/Maker Pedal C-d Playing aids
Prestant
Holpyp
Sesquialtera
Fluyt
Octaaf
Octaaf
Quint
8'
8'
II ranks disc.
4'
4'
2'
3'
1531/Original
1531/Original
1975/de Graaf
1857/Freytag
1531/Original
1531/Original
1531/Original
Pull-down pedal using cords.
C, D, E, F, G, A,
Ais, B, C, Cis, D
Ventil

Demos
of
the organ from the Mariakerk in Krewerd



 
J.S. Bach - We nur den lieben Gott lässt walten - Live
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G. Frescobaldi - Corrente prima - Live
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G. Frescobaldi - Aria detto balletto Var. 1 - Live
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J.G. Walther - Jesus, meine Zuversicht - Live
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J.G. Walther - Warum sollt ich mich denn grämen - Live
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J.G. Walther - Warum sollt ich mich denn grämen - Live
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J. Pachelbel - Es woll uns Gott genädig sein - Live
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J. Pachelbel - In Dich hab ich gehoffet - Live
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D. Buxtehude - Canzonetta - Live
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D. Buxtehude - Toccata in G - Live
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D. Buxtehude - Fuga in C - Live
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D. Buxtehude - Fuga in C (deel) - Live
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J.P. Sweelinck - Est-ce Mars variatie 6 en 7 - Live
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hw - J.P. Sweelinck - Est-ce Mars variatie 6 en 7
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J.P. Sweelinck - Est-ce Mars variatie 5 - Live
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hw - J.P. Sweelinck - Est-ce Mars variatie 5
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J.P. Sweelinck - Est-ce Mars variatie 3 en 4 - Live
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hw - J.P. Sweelinck - Est-ce Mars variatie 3 en 4
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J.P. Sweelinck - Est-ce Mars variatie 2 - Live
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hw - J.P. Sweelinck - Est-ce Mars variatie 2
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J.P. Sweelinck - Est-ce Mars variatie 1 - Live
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hw - J.P. Sweelinck - Est-ce Mars variatie 1
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J.P. Sweelinck - De Engelse Fortuyn variatie 3 - Live
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J.P. Sweelinck - De Engelse Fortuyn variatie 2 - Live
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J.P. Sweelinck - De Engelse Fortuyn variatie 1 - Live
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hw - J.G. Walther - Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag
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hw - G.P. Telemann - O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig
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hw - J.G. Walther - Jesus, meine Zuversicht
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hw - G.P. Telemann - Vater unser im Himmelreich
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hw - A. Valente - Lo Ballo dell' Intorcia
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hw - J. Pachelbel - Hertzlich tut mich verlangen var 7
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hw - G. Böhm - Partita Ach wie nichtig, ach wie fluchtig
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hw - H. Isaac (1450-1517) - Innsbruck ich muss dich lassen
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hw - A. Versluis - Improvisatie Psalm 5 Variatie 5
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hw - A. Versluis - Improvisatie Psalm 5 Variatie 4
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hw - A. Versluis - Improvisatie Psalm 5 Variatie 3
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hw - A. Versluis - Improvisatie Psalm 5 Variatie 2
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hw - A. Versluis - Improvisatie Psalm 5 Variatie 1
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hw - A. Versluis - Improvisatie Psalm 5 Koraal
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hw - J.S. Bach - Goldberg Variation 2
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hw - J. Bull - Präeludium in a
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hw - O. Gibbons - Voluntary in G
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hw - R. Alwood - In Nomine
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Download Information
of
the organ from the Mariakerk in Krewerd


Download files: Once we receive your payment, you will gain access to the download files via email.

Important : Before download, first read the comments below at 'General'.

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 organ from the Mariakerk in Krewerd



The computer

A rather up to date PC or notebook. It is difficult to say which hardware you need. More information on hauptwerk.com
Please note: This information is written for the newest version of Hauptwerk, version 5.0. The organ of Krewerd is available from Hauptwerk version 5.
Below is a Table of memory usage.

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, 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 organ from the Mariakerk in Krewerd

Hauptwerk 5 (space needed on you harddisc 1055 MB)

Load manner Memory consumption
Windows not included
Full organ loaded 16 bit 48 kHz, all stops compressed, single loop, noises disabled. 514 MB
Full organ loaded 16 bit 48 kHz, all stops compressed, single loop, noises. 542 MB
Full organ loaded 16 bit 48 kHz, all stops compressed, multiloops, noises. 731 MB
Full organ loaded 16 bit 48 kHz, uncompressed, multiloops, noises. 770 MB
Full organ loaded 24 bit 48 kHz, all stops compressed, single loop, noises. 958 MB
Full organ loaded 24 bit 48 kHz, all stops compressed, multiloops, noises. 1328 MB
Full organ loaded 24 bit 48 kHz, uncompressed, multiloops, noises. 1418 MB


Screen layout
of
the organ from the Mariakerk in Krewerd


Virtual console original
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Virtual console original

Here you see a representation of the original console from the organ of Krewerd. 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 Kreward 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 pedalboard is fixed and contains the keys C, D, E, F, G, A, A sharp, B, C, C sharp, D. To use the original manual you have to connect from HW5 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 from HW5 by selecting Organ Settings/Connect Keyboard MIDI inputs to Organ Keyboards PEDAL ORG with your pedalboard.



Virtual console normal
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Virtual console normal

This is a normal version of the organ of Krewerd. The pedal board is connected to the manual. To use the standard manual you have to connect from HW5 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 from HW5 by selecting Organ Settings/Connect Keyboard MIDI inputs to Organ Keyboards PEDAL STD with your pedalboard.



Virtual console extended
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Virtual console extended

Here is the extended version with all 7 stops independently available on both manuals and the pedal.

To play these standard manuals you have to connect from HW5 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 27 keys pedals you have to connect from HW5 by selecting Organ Settings/Connect Keyboard MIDI inputs to Organ Keyboards PEDAL EXT with your pedalboard.


You listen to the organ from the Mariakerk in Krewerd