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Photo: Pierre Marcel. Source: Calendar Organa Europae 2004. Date: 2003.

Photo: Pierre Marcel

Source: Calendar Organa Europae 2004

Roquemaure, France (Gard (30)) - Église Collégiale Saint-Jean Baptiste
Municipal: Roquemaure
Region:Languedoc-Roussillon
Address: 3 Cours Bridaine, 30150, Roquemaure

Description nr.: 2000356.

Built by: les frères Jullien (1690)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1690 les frères Jullien  new organ
1969 Pierre Chéron  restoration
1987 Pascal Quoirin  restoration

  • The organ in Roquemaure is one of the few French organs from the seventeenth century that have been preserved almost intact. It was built around 1690 by the brothers Julien from Marseille for the Franciscans (Couvent des Cordeliers) in Avignon. It is unknown when and by whom it was transferred to Roquemaure. The organ case was made for the church in Roquemaure.
  • Pierre Chéron restored the instrument in 1969, after which it was playable again. The Quoirin company carried out a major restoration in 1987-1988. Missing registers (Larigot, Cromorne and Voix Humaine) were reconstructed, the Nazard and the Cornet of the Récit were supplemented with new pipes, and the pedal was restored to its original state.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1690AvignonCouvent des Cordeliers
RoquemaureÉglise Collégiale Saint-Jean Baptiste

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue14
- Récit2
- Pédale2
Total number of stops16
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manual (C-c'''): Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4' (B/D), Nazard 2 2/3' (B/D) - 1690/1987, Doublette 2' (B/D), Tierce Étroite 1 3/5' (B/D), Larigot 1 1/3' (B/D) - 1987, Cornet 5 rangs (Discant), Fourniture 3 rangs, Cymbale 3 rangs, Trompette 8' (B/D), Cromorne 8' (B/D) - 1987, Voix Humaine 8' (B/D) - 1987.
Récit (c'-c'''): Bourdon et Flûte 8'+ 4' - permanently speaking, Cornet 3 rangs - 1690/1987.
Pédale (F°G°A°Bes°B°CDE): Flûte 8'-16' - F°-B° 8', CDE 16', Bombarde 8'-16' - F°-B° 8', CDE 16'.
Accessories: Tremblant.

Literature
  • Orgues en Languedoc-Roussillon : Tome 2 : Gard - Lozère. - Aix-en-Provence : Édisud ; Association Régionale des Activités Musicales en Languedoc-Roussillon (ARAM-LR), 1987.
  • Roquemaure (F) : Collégiale Saint-Jean. - In: Calender Organa Europæ 2004, Strasbourg : Editions Oberlin, 2003.
Recordings
  • Pieter Cornet : Pièces d'Orgue / Ton Koopman. - CD. - 1993.
  • François Roberday : Fugues et Caprices / Michel Chapuis. - Astrée Auvidis E 7768 (CD). - 1989, opgenomen in 1977.
  • Orgues de Provence / Francis Chapelet, Michel Chapuis, Lucienne Antonini, René Saorgin. - Harmonia Mundi 190760 (CD). - 1987. - (Musique d'Abord). - Opgenomen op zes orgels.
  • l'Orgue Renaissance de Roquemaure / Francis Chapelet. – Harmonia Mundi 932 (LP).
  • Orgues de Provence / Francis Chapelet, Michel Chapuis, Lucienne Antonini. - Harmonia Mundi HM760 (LP). - 1980. - Recorded in Manosque, Saint-Maximin, l'Isle-sur-Sorgue, Avigon and Roquemaure.
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