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Pézenas, France (Hérault (34)) - Église Collégiale Saint-Jean
Municipal: Pézenas
Region:Languedoc-Roussillon
Address: 13 Place Gambetta, 34120, Pézenas

Description nr.: 2000811.

Built by: Jean-François Lépine (1758)

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1758	Jean-François Lépine		new organ
1853	Aristide Cavaillé-Coll		rebuild
1892	Aristide Cavaillé-Coll		enlargement
	Théodore Puget & fils		modify stoplist
1969	Etablissements Gonzalez		restoration
	Daniel Birouste		restoration

After a fire in 1733, the church of Saint Jean had completely collapsed. After the rebuilding of the church, Jean-François Lepine was commissioned to build a new organ. He settled in Pézenas, and built an instrument with four manuals and an independent pedal. The case was designed by Vidal, and is inspired by the case of the organ in the St.-Roch in Paris. The ornaments were made by the Morteuil brothers from Toulouse.
The most important modifications to the organ were made by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in 1852-1853 and 1892. He extended the keyboard compass of Récit and Echo, and replaced the Récit in 1892 with an entirely new Récit Expressif. At the Grand-Orgue he replaced the thirds, the Nazard, the Quarte, the Musette and the Voix Humaine with a Flûte Harmonique, Gambas 8' and 4' and a Bombarde 16'. On the Positif he replaced the Tierce, the Larigot, the Doublette and the Cymbal with a Salicional, a Flûte Octaviante and an Octavin. Finally, he also modified the pedal and removed the 'ravellement'.
The organ was subsequently overhauled by Maurice Puget. In 1969 the Gonzalez company restored the organ. They replaced a Euphonium 16' with a Bombarde 16', and they placed a new Plein-Jeu 3 rangs and a Tierce to replace defective stops. Daniel Birouste carried out a restoration between 1980 and 1990, restoring the situation of 1892.

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Grand-Orgue	16
- Positif	10
- Récit Expressif	8
- Pédale	4
Total number of stops	38
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests

Specification
Grand-Orgue (C-d'''): Montre 16', Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Prestant 4', Dulciane 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Grand Cornet 5 rangs, Fourniture 5 rangs, Cymbale 3 rangs, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif (C-d'''): Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Salicional 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Octavin 2', Plein Jeu 3 rangs, Trompette 8', Cromorne 8'.
Récit Expressif (C-d'''): Flûte Harmonique 8', Viole d'Amour 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Octavin 2', Trompette 8', Cor Anglais 8', Voix Humaine 8', Trémolo.
Pédale (C-d'): Soubasse 16', Flûte 8', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Positif au Grand-Orgue, Accouplement du Récit au Grand-Orgue, Tirasse Grand-Orgue.
Accessories: Appel d'Anches Grand Orgue, Appel d'Anches Récit.

Other specifications
Different specifications	The original specification was: Grand-Orgue (C-d'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Montre 8' (Basse bois bouchées), Bourdon 8', Gros Nazard Ouvert 5 1/3', Prestant 4', Grosse-Tierce Ouverte 3 1/5', Nazard Ouvert 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Quarte de Nazard 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Dessus de Cornet 5 rangs, Fourniture 4 rangs, Cimbale 4 rangs, Trompette 8', Musette 8', Voix Hùmaine 8', Clairon 4'. Positif (C-d'''): Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Fourniture 3 rangs, Cymbale 3 rangs, Trompette 8', Cromorne 8', Tremblant Doux , Tremblant Fort . Récit (g-d'''): Cornet 5 rangs, Trompette 8', Hautbois 8'. Echo (g-d'''): Bourdon 16', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Quarte 2', Tierce 1 3/5'. Pédale (Contra-F - d'): Flûte 8' (C-d'), Flûte 4' (C-d'), Trompette 8', Clairon 4'. After the 1969 restoration, the stop list was: Grand-Orgue: Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Montre 8' - Basse bois bouchées, Bourdon 8', Gros Nazard Ouvert 5 1/3', Prestant 4', Grosse-Tierce Ouverte 3 1/5', Nazard Ouvert 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Quarte de Nazard 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Dessus de Cornet 5 rangs (discant), Fourniture 4 rangs, Cimbale 4 rangs, Trompette 8', Musette 8', Voix Hùmaine 8', Clairon 4'. Positif: Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Fourniture 3 rangs, Cymbale 3 rangs, Trompette 8', Cromorne 8', Tremblant Doux, Tremblant Fort. Récit Expressif: Salicional 8', Unda Maris 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Octavin 2', Plein-Jeu 3 rangs, Voix Humaine 8', Trompette 8', Cor Anglais 4', Trémolo. Echo: Bourdon 16', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Quarte 2', Tierce 1 3/5'. Pédale: Sousbasse 16', Basse Douce 8', Flûte 4', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.

Other specifications

Different specifications

The original specification was:
Grand-Orgue (C-d'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Montre 8' (Basse bois bouchées), Bourdon 8', Gros Nazard Ouvert 5 1/3', Prestant 4', Grosse-Tierce Ouverte 3 1/5', Nazard Ouvert 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Quarte de Nazard 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Dessus de Cornet 5 rangs, Fourniture 4 rangs, Cimbale 4 rangs, Trompette 8', Musette 8', Voix Hùmaine 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif (C-d'''): Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Fourniture 3 rangs, Cymbale 3 rangs, Trompette 8', Cromorne 8', Tremblant Doux , Tremblant Fort .
Récit (g-d'''): Cornet 5 rangs, Trompette 8', Hautbois 8'.
Echo (g-d'''): Bourdon 16', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Quarte 2', Tierce 1 3/5'.
Pédale (Contra-F - d'): Flûte 8' (C-d'), Flûte 4' (C-d'), Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.

After the 1969 restoration, the stop list was:
Grand-Orgue: Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Montre 8' - Basse bois bouchées, Bourdon 8', Gros Nazard Ouvert 5 1/3', Prestant 4', Grosse-Tierce Ouverte 3 1/5', Nazard Ouvert 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Quarte de Nazard 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Dessus de Cornet 5 rangs (discant), Fourniture 4 rangs, Cimbale 4 rangs, Trompette 8', Musette 8', Voix Hùmaine 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif: Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Fourniture 3 rangs, Cymbale 3 rangs, Trompette 8', Cromorne 8', Tremblant Doux, Tremblant Fort.
Récit Expressif: Salicional 8', Unda Maris 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Octavin 2', Plein-Jeu 3 rangs, Voix Humaine 8', Trompette 8', Cor Anglais 4', Trémolo.
Echo: Bourdon 16', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Quarte 2', Tierce 1 3/5'.
Pédale: Sousbasse 16', Basse Douce 8', Flûte 4', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.

Literature	Orgues en Languedoc-Roussillon : Tome 3 : Hérault. - Aix-en-Provence : Édisud ; Association Régionale des Activités Musicales en Languedoc-Roussillon (ARAM-LR), 1988. Les visites d'orgues 2007 : Les orgues du Languedoc / Jean-Claude Péruchot. - In: Association François-Henri Cliquot Poitiers, Bulletin No. 31, 2007-2008.
Links	http://birouste.free.fr/Realisations/Pezenas/pezenas.html https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgue_L%C3%A9pine-Cavaill%C3%A9-Coll_de_la_coll%C3%A9giale_Saint_Jean_de_P%C3%A9zenas

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