Tomadin, Manuel
The Valvasone Organ Book: Music For The 16th Century Vn
In The Valvasone Organ Book the Venetian keyboard repertory of the sixteenth century meets its historical medium: Vincenzo Colombis organ at Valvasone, a rare witness to the lagoon school. Quarter-comma meantone, low wind pressure, a high pitch with A around 492 Hz, and a ripieno rising from the Tenori 12 to the XXIX, with Flauto in XV and Fiffaro, define a palette that chisels counterpoint and toccata figuration. The programme links masters associated with San Marco to composers disseminated through Venetian print, moving across ricercari, toccate and canzoni da sonare within an emergent rhetoric of the affections. The tabella valvasonese closes the circle, restoring registration as a rhetorical act.