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Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 28 November 2014.

Photo: Frans Sellies

Catania, Italia (Catania) - Cattedrale di Sant'Agata
Municipal: Catania
Region:Sicilia
Address: Piazza del Duomo, 95100, Catania, CT
Website: https://www.cattedralecatania.it/

Description nr.: 2047650.

Built by: Théodore & Fils Jacquot (1877)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1877 Théodore & Fils Jacquot  new organ
1926 Giudici e Laudani  restoration and enlargement
2014 Famiglia Organaria Mascioni  restoration

In 1877 Théodore Jacquot built an organ for Catania Cathedral. In 1926 the instrument was expanded by the firm Giudici e Laudani with typical Italian registers. In 2012-2014, the Mascioni company carried out a restoration, in which a modern sequencer with setzer combinations was installed. The renewed organ was dedicated on November 20, 2014.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand'Organo17
- Espressivo15
- Bombarde4
- Pedale8
Total number of stops44
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand'Organo (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Primo Principale 8' - 1926, Secondo Principale 8' - 1926, Flûte 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Salicional 8', Gamba 8' - 1926, Prestant 4', Ottava 4' - 1926, Flûte Cheminée 4', Quinte Conique 2 2/3', Quintadecima 2' - 1926, Forniture 4-6 rangs (2'), Ripieno 4 file (1 1/3') - 1926, Basson-Hautbois 8', Tromba 8' - 1926.
Espressivo (C-a'''): Salicional 16', Principale 8' - 1926, Quintatön 8' - 1926, Violino 8' - 1926, Bourdon 8', Unda Maris 8', Voce Celeste 8' - 1926, Concerto Viole 8' - 1926, Principalino 4' - 1926, Flûte Octaviante 4', Eolina 4' - 1926, Doublette 2', Ripieno 5 file (2') - 1926, Clarinette 8', Tromba 8' - 1926, Tremolo.
Bombarde (C-a'''): Cornet 5 rangs (8'), Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Pedale (C-f'): Contrabasso 16' - 1926, Flûte 16', Quinta 10 2/3' - 1926, Basso 8' - 1926, Flûte 8', Gambe 8', Ottava 4' - 1926, Flûte 4'.
Couplers: Espressivo al Grand'Organo, Clavier de Bombarde al Grand'Organo, Grand'Organo al Pedale, Espressivo al Pedale, Clavier de Bombarde al Pedale.
Accessories: Sequencer - 2014.

Literature
  • Il grand'Organo della Cattedrale di Catania / Diego Cannizzaro. - Catania, 2014.
  • Catania (IT) : Cattedrale di Sant'Agatha. - In: Calender Organa Europæ 2016, Strasbourg : Editions Oberlin, 2015.
Recordings l'Organo Jaquot della Cathedrale di Catania / Diego Cannizzaro. - Elegia Organi d'Italia Eleorg051 (CD). - 2015.
Links https://www.cattedralecatania.it/node/40
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organo_della_cattedrale_di_Sant%27Agata_a_Catania
http://www.mascioni-organs.com/en/catania-cattedrale-s-agata/

Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 28 November 2014.
Photo: Frans Sellies
Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 28 November 2014.
Photo: Frans Sellies
Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 28 November 2014.
Photo: Frans Sellies