“NEUPERT virginal Floriani”
The instrument made in the workshops of Neupert is the instrument of the Venetian master Benedetto Floriani. Today there are 3 instruments dating from 1568-1572. The Floriani virginal, with its hexagonal shape and lightweight construction made from southern European cones such as cedar, is typical of the highly developed musical instruments produced in Italy during the late Renaissance.
Thanks to the dark and warm tones of its sound, the virginal retained its importance as a native musical instrument. The difference with the spinette is that the bass strings of the virginal are closest to the player, while the spinette is the opposite.
Neupert Floriani virginal is made of cedar or cypress in the Italian tradition.
Technical Specifications:
Range (Compass): B1-d3 = 4 1/3 octaves
Disposition: 1x 8′
Length: 170 cm
Width 51 cm
Weight 11kg
Table instrument
Pitch : a1= 415 Hz or a1 = 440 Hz
Additional options:
Stool and instrument compatible cover
Stand in different ways
Acrylic plastic cover
“NEUPERT virginal A. Gheerdinck “
This is a replica of the instrument made by the Neupert virginal Artus Gheerdinck. Today it is in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg.
This is Gheerdinck’s only surviving instrument, which was very popular in the Netherlands at the time. Gheerdinck’s workshop was located in the “Oude Kerk” in Amsterdam, where the organist Jan Peterzoon Sweelinck also lived. This suggests that there was extensive communication between the musician and the instrument maker.
If the keyboard was on the left side – like Gheerdinck’s – it sounded more like a harpsichord, giving the virginal a wider range of sounds.
Technical Specifications:
- Compass: C – d3 = 4 ¼ oktav
- Disposition: 1x 8′
- Width: 166 cm
- Depth: 50 cm
- Weight: 28 kg
- Pitch : a1= 415 Hz veya a1 = 440 Hz