Linzer Orgeltabulatur

The Linzer Orgeltabulatur is an emblematic organ tablature of the early baroque era. Compiled in Linz, Austria, between 1611 and 1613, it is presently held by the Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum in this same city (catalogue no. 9647, MusHS. 3).

Its music

Its remarkable feature is its musical content, which, as opposed to most of the organ books of its time, is not meant to be performed in the church, but rather in a secular, domestic setting. Indeed, the names of the pieces refer to folk or court dances pertaining to the national traditions of Germany (Tantz, Danz Beurlin), of France (Brandle, Curanta Francesca), of Italy (Paduana, Pergamasco), and of England (Englischer Aufzug). It appears that most of these dances were intended for the regal, a small reed-organ fashionable in homes during the Renaissance and early Baroque, rather than for church organs.

Cupido : piece for organ from the Linzer Orgeltabulatur (1613) played by Peter Nahon (organ of the Saint Paul Church, Bordeaux, France)
Tantz "Jesu Du zartes Lämblein", piece for organ from the Linzer Orgeltabulatur (1613) played by Peter Nahon (organ of the Saint Paul Church, Bordeaux, France)

Title list

The Linzer organ tablature contains 108 titles, 43 of which were transcribed and published in 1998 (see References). The titles appearing in the printed edition are the following :

References

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