Manualiter
Manualiter (v. Manual ) describes a way of playing the organ . The term generally stands for playing without a pedal . This style of play is z. B. chosen when works written for the piano or harpsichord are transferred to the organ.
If an organist plays manualiter, he traditionally plays soprano with his right hand and bass with his left hand in four-part movements . Alto and tenor are played with the right or left hand, as required. In any case, it is desirable to reach all notes of a movement without having to octave .
The opposite of the manualiter game is the pedaliter game: If an organist plays pedaliter, he uses his feet and plays with them on the pedal. If the pedal is now used to play a four-part set, the bass is traditionally located in the pedal, while the other voices are distributed to the existing manuals.
Another way of playing is the so-called trio-like organ playing .