Secrets of Organ Playing Week 70 –Zipoli – Canzona in D Minor

Domenico Zipoli was born in Italy who later worked and lived in Córdoba Argentina. He became a Jesuit to work as a missionary. His known output comprises works for keyboard – organ and harpsichord, though he is known to have written choral music.

Zipoli’s organ works comprise mainly sets of short versets followed by a more substantial canzona, the latter being in a contrapuntal style.