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New York City, USA (New York) - Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Municipal: New York
Address: 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, 10025, New York City
Website: http://www.stjohndivine.org/
Description nr.: 2001680.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1910) - opus 150
In 1910 Ernest M. Skinner built a large organ as opus 150 for the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. The organ was converted and radically modified by Aeolian-Skinner under the direction of G. Donald Harrison in 1954.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Montre 16' - 1954, Quintaten 16', Principal 8' - 1954, Diapason 8' - 1954, Viola 8', Hohl Flöte 8', Holz Gedeckt 8', Quintaten 8', Erzähler 8', Quint 5 1/3' - 1954, Principal 4' - 1954, Octave 4' - 1954, Spitzflöte 4' - 1954, Flûte Couverte 4' - 1954, Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1954, Doublette 2' - 1954, Fifteenth 2' - 1954, Sesquialtera 2 ranks - 1954, Kleine Mixtur 4 ranks - 1954, Grand Fourniture 4-6 ranks - 1954, Plein Jeu 3-6 ranks - 1954, Cymbel 3 ranks - 1954, Fagot 16' - 1954.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Sanftbass 16', Viola Pomposa 8' - 1954, Viola Celeste 8' - 1954, Concert Flute 8', Nason Flute 8', Dulcet 8' (2 ranks), Dolcan 8', Dolcan Celeste 8', Montre 4' - 1954, Koppelflöte 4' - 1954, Rohr Nasat 2 2/3', Blockflöte 2' - 1954, Terz 1 3/5' - 1954, Larigot 1 1/3' - 1954, Sifflöte 1', Grave Mixtur 3 ranks - 1954, Zimbel 3 ranks - 1954, English Horn 16' - 1954, Cromorne 8' - 1954, Clarinet 8', Trompete 4' - 1954, Tremulant.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Contra Gamba 16', Bourdon 16', Geigen Principal 8' - 1954, Viole de Gambe 8', Viole Céleste 8', Salicional 8', Voix Céleste 8', Gedeckt 8', Spitzflöte 8', Flûte Céleste 8' - 1954, Unda Maris 8', Prestant 4' - 1954, Flauto Traverso 4', Violina 4', Octavin 2' - 1954, Plein Jeu 4 ranks - 1954, Scharff 3-4 ranks - 1954, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Trompette 8' - 1954, Oboe 8', Voix Humaine 8', Octave Trumpet 4', Clairon 4' - 1954, Tremulant.
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Flauto Mirabilis 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Cello 8', Cello Céleste 8', Hohl Pfeife 4', Doppel Flöte 2', Flügel Horn 8', French Horn 8', Vox Baryton 8', Tuba Major 8' - unenclosed, high pressure, Tuba Clarion 4' - 1954; unenclosed, high pressure, Tremulant.
Bombarde Organ (floating) (C-c''''): Tierce Mixture 5-9 ranks, Bombarde 16' - 1954, Trompette Harmonique 8' - 1954, Clairon Harmonique 4' - 1954.
West End Organ (floating) (C-c''''): State Trumpet 8' - 1954.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Open Bass 32', Contre Violone 32', Open Bass 16', Contre Bass 16' - 1954, Violone 16', Montre 16' - van Great, Gamba 16' - van Swell, Bourdon 16' - van Swell, Sanftbass 16' - van Choir, Quintaten 16' - van Great, Quintaten 10 2/3' - van Great, Principal 8', Montre 8' - van Great, Spitzflöte 8' - 1963, Quintaten 8' - van Great, Gedackt Pommer 8' - 1954, Flûte Harmonique 8', Choral Bass 4' - 1954, Montre 4' - van Great, Nachthorn 4', Blockflöte 2', Mixture 4 ranks - 1954, Scharff 4 ranks - 1954, Contre Bombarde 32' - 1954, Ophicleide 16', Bombarde 16' - van Bombarde, Contra Fagotto 16' - van Swell, Trumpet 8', Bombarde 8' - van Bombarde, Clarion 4', Rohr Schalmei 2' - 1954.
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Photo: Piet Bron
New York City, USA (New York) - Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Municipal: New York
Address: 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, 10025, New York City
Website: http://www.stjohndivine.org/
Description nr.: 2001680.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1910) - opus 150
Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1910 | Ernest M. Skinner | 150 | new organ | 1954 | Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company | 150-A | rebuild |
In 1910 Ernest M. Skinner built a large organ as opus 150 for the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. The organ was converted and radically modified by Aeolian-Skinner under the direction of G. Donald Harrison in 1954.
Technical data
Number of stops per division | |
- Great Organ | 23 |
- Choir Organ | 21 |
- Swell Organ | 24 |
- Solo Organ | 11 |
- Bombarde Organ | 4 |
- West End Organ | 1 |
- Pedal Organ | 31 (19) |
Total number of stops | 115 (103) |
Key action | Electropneumatic |
Stop action | Electropneumatic |
Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Pitch | a' = 440 Hz |
Temperament | Equal temperament |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Montre 16' - 1954, Quintaten 16', Principal 8' - 1954, Diapason 8' - 1954, Viola 8', Hohl Flöte 8', Holz Gedeckt 8', Quintaten 8', Erzähler 8', Quint 5 1/3' - 1954, Principal 4' - 1954, Octave 4' - 1954, Spitzflöte 4' - 1954, Flûte Couverte 4' - 1954, Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1954, Doublette 2' - 1954, Fifteenth 2' - 1954, Sesquialtera 2 ranks - 1954, Kleine Mixtur 4 ranks - 1954, Grand Fourniture 4-6 ranks - 1954, Plein Jeu 3-6 ranks - 1954, Cymbel 3 ranks - 1954, Fagot 16' - 1954.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Sanftbass 16', Viola Pomposa 8' - 1954, Viola Celeste 8' - 1954, Concert Flute 8', Nason Flute 8', Dulcet 8' (2 ranks), Dolcan 8', Dolcan Celeste 8', Montre 4' - 1954, Koppelflöte 4' - 1954, Rohr Nasat 2 2/3', Blockflöte 2' - 1954, Terz 1 3/5' - 1954, Larigot 1 1/3' - 1954, Sifflöte 1', Grave Mixtur 3 ranks - 1954, Zimbel 3 ranks - 1954, English Horn 16' - 1954, Cromorne 8' - 1954, Clarinet 8', Trompete 4' - 1954, Tremulant.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Contra Gamba 16', Bourdon 16', Geigen Principal 8' - 1954, Viole de Gambe 8', Viole Céleste 8', Salicional 8', Voix Céleste 8', Gedeckt 8', Spitzflöte 8', Flûte Céleste 8' - 1954, Unda Maris 8', Prestant 4' - 1954, Flauto Traverso 4', Violina 4', Octavin 2' - 1954, Plein Jeu 4 ranks - 1954, Scharff 3-4 ranks - 1954, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Trompette 8' - 1954, Oboe 8', Voix Humaine 8', Octave Trumpet 4', Clairon 4' - 1954, Tremulant.
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Flauto Mirabilis 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Cello 8', Cello Céleste 8', Hohl Pfeife 4', Doppel Flöte 2', Flügel Horn 8', French Horn 8', Vox Baryton 8', Tuba Major 8' - unenclosed, high pressure, Tuba Clarion 4' - 1954; unenclosed, high pressure, Tremulant.
Bombarde Organ (floating) (C-c''''): Tierce Mixture 5-9 ranks, Bombarde 16' - 1954, Trompette Harmonique 8' - 1954, Clairon Harmonique 4' - 1954.
West End Organ (floating) (C-c''''): State Trumpet 8' - 1954.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Open Bass 32', Contre Violone 32', Open Bass 16', Contre Bass 16' - 1954, Violone 16', Montre 16' - van Great, Gamba 16' - van Swell, Bourdon 16' - van Swell, Sanftbass 16' - van Choir, Quintaten 16' - van Great, Quintaten 10 2/3' - van Great, Principal 8', Montre 8' - van Great, Spitzflöte 8' - 1963, Quintaten 8' - van Great, Gedackt Pommer 8' - 1954, Flûte Harmonique 8', Choral Bass 4' - 1954, Montre 4' - van Great, Nachthorn 4', Blockflöte 2', Mixture 4 ranks - 1954, Scharff 4 ranks - 1954, Contre Bombarde 32' - 1954, Ophicleide 16', Bombarde 16' - van Bombarde, Contra Fagotto 16' - van Swell, Trumpet 8', Bombarde 8' - van Bombarde, Clarion 4', Rohr Schalmei 2' - 1954.
Compound stop | Composition |
Grave Mixture 3 ranks (Choir) | C: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. fìs°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. fis': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. fis'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. fis''': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3'. |
Zimbel 3 ranks (Choir) | C: 1/3' - 1/4' - 1/6'. c°: 1/2' - 1/3' - 1/4'. fìs°: 2/3' - 1/2' - 1/3'. c': 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. fis': 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. c'': 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. fis'': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c''': 4' - 2 2/3' -2'. |
Kleine Mixtur 4 ranks (Great) | C: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. c°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. c': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c''': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
Grande Fourniture 4-6 ranks (Great) | C: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. c°: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c'': 8' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c''': 8' - 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
Plein Jeu 3-6 ranks (Great) | C: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c°: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. fìs°: 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. fis'': 8' - 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. cis''': 16' - 8' - 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
Cymbel 3 ranks (Great) | C: 1/2' - 1/3' - 1/4'. c°: 2/3' - 1/2' - 1/3'. fìs°: 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. c': 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. c'': 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. fis'': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c''': 4' - 2 2/3' -2'. fis''': 8' - 4' - 2 2/3'. |
Plein Jeu 4 ranks (Swell) | C: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. fìs°: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. fis': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c''': 8' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
Scharf 3-4 ranks (Swell) | C: 1' - 2/3' - 1/2' - 1/3'. c°: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. c': 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. c'': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c''': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. fis''': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
Tierce Mixture 5-9 ranks (Bombarde) | C: 1' - 4/5' - 2/3' - 1/2' - 1/3'. G: 1 1/3' - 1' - 4/5' - 2/3' - 1/2'. c°: 1 3/5' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 4/5' - 2/3'. g°: 2' - 1 3/5' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 4/5' - 2/3'. c': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 4/5'. g': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5' - 1 1 1/3' - 1'. c'': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5' - 1 1/3'. g'': 8' - 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'. c''': 16' - 8' - 5 1/3' - 4' - 3 1/5' - 2 2/3' - 2'. f''': 16' - 10 2/3' - 8' - 6 2/5' - 5 1/3' - 4' - 3 1/5' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
Mixtur 4 ranks (Pedal) | C: 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
Scharff 4 ranks (Pedal) | C: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. |
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De oorspronkelijke dispositie van het Skinner-orgel uit 1910 luidde: Great Organ: Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Diapason no.1 8', Diapason no.2 8', Diapason no.3 8', Philomela 8' (van Solo), Grossflöte 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Doppelflöte 8', Gedeckt 8', Gross Gamba 8', Erzähler 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Gambette 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Ophicleide 16' (van Solo), Trombone 8', Tuba 8' (van Solo), Clarion 8' (van Solo). Choir Organ: Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Gamba 16', Diapason 8', Geigen Principal 8', Concert Flute 8', Quintadena 8', Dulciana 8', Dulcet 8' (2 ranks), Flute 4', Fugara 4', Piccolo 2', Fagotto 16', Orchestral Oboe 8', Cor Anglais 8', Clarinet 8', Saxophone 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant, Carillon. Swell Organ: Bourdon 16', Dulciana 16', Diapason no.1 8', Diapason no.2 8', Diapason no.3 8', Claribel 8', Spitzflöte 8', Gedeckt 8', Viola 8', Salicional 8', Voix Céleste 8', Aeoline 8', Unda Maris 8', Octave 4', Flute no.1 4', Flute no.2 4', Violina 4', Flautina 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 16', English Horn 16', French Trumpet 8', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant, Chimes. Solo Organ: Stentorphone 8', Philomela 8' (unenclosed), Harmonic Flute 8', Claribel 8', Gamba 8', Viole Céleste 8', Octave 4', Hohlpfeife 4', Flute 4', Ophilceide 16', Tuba Mirabilis 8' (unenclosed high pressure), Tuba 8' (extension), Flügelhorn 8', French Horn 8', Orchestral Oboe 8' (van Choir), Clarinet 8' (van Choir), Clarion 4' (extension), Tremulant. Pedal Organ: Diapason 32', Violone 32', Diapason no.1 16' (extension van Solo), Diapason no.2 16' (extension), Bourdon no.1 16' (van Great), Bourdon no.2 16' (van Swell), Violone 16' (extension), Gamba 16' (van Choir), Dulciana 16' (van Swell), Quinte 10 2/3' (extension van Great), Octave no.1 8' (van Solo), Octave no.2 8' (extension), Gedeckt 8' (van Great), Cello 8' (3 ranks), Superoctave 4' (van Solo), Bombarde 32', Euphone 16' (extension), Ophicleide 16' (van Solo), English Horn 16', Tuba Mirabilis 8' (van Solo), Harmonic Tuba 8' (van Solo), Clarion Mirabilis 4' (van Solo), Clarion 4' (van Solo). |
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