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Photo: Bert Wisgerhof
Zaragoza, España (Zaragoza) - Catedral de la Seo de El Salvador
Municipal: Zaragoza
Region:Aragón
Address: Plaza de la Seo, 4, 50001, Zaragoza
Website: http://www.cabildodezaragoza.org/laseo/index.htm
Description nr.: 2004254.
Built by: Pedro y Miguel Rogués (1859)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1474 by Johán Ximénez Garcés
The organ in Zaragoza Cathedral has a facade on both the front and the back. The organ case dates from the years 1469-1474, and was made by Johan Ximenes Garcés, who was the original builder of the organ. In 1859 an almost new instrument was placed in these cases by Pedro and Miguel Rogués. In 1919 the Organo Mayor's Decinovena 1 1/3' was replaced by an Ocarina 4' by Juan Rogués. Gerhard Grenzing restored the instrument in 2003.
Technical data
Specification
Organo Mayor (C-g'''): Flautado Mayor 16' (B/D), Flautado de 13 8' (B/D), Violón 8' (B/D), Octava 4' (B/D), Ocarina 4' (B/D) - 1919, Docena 2 2/3' (B/D), Quincena 2' (B/D), Corneta 4 hilares (8') (discant), Címbala 3 hilares (1/2') (B/D), Lleno 4 hilares (1') (B/D), Trompeta de Batalla 8' (B/D) - en chamade, Clarín 8' (discant) - en chamade, Eufon 8' (bas) - 1919?; en chamade, Clarín Claro 8' (discant) - en chamade, Bajoncillo 4' (bas) - en chamade, Tremulant.
Organo Detrás (C-g'''): Flautado 8' (B/D), Violón 8' (B/D), Octava 4' (B/D), Docena 2 2/3' (B/D), Quincena 2' (B/D), Decinovena 1 1/3' (B/D), Corneta 4 hilares (4') (discant), Lleno 3 hilares (1') (B/D), Bombarda 16' (B/D), Trompeta Real 8' (B/D), Trompeta 8' (B/D) - en chamade, Bajoncillo 4' (B/D) - 8' vanaf f''.
Organo Expresivo (in zwelkast) (C-g'''): Flauta Dulce 8' (discant), Viola Dulce 8' (B/D), Nasardos 4 hilares (4') (B/D), Trompeta Expresiva 8' (B/D), Clarinete 8' (B/D), Voz Huaman 8' (B/D), Oboe 8' (B/D) - en chamade, Tremulant.
Pedal (C-B): Contras 3 hilares (16' + 8' + 8'), Contras 2 hilares (5 1/3' + 4').
Couplers: Manual I - Manual II.
Accessories: Pájoritos, Tambor y Timbal, Cascabales, Tongwerken af.
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof
Zaragoza, España (Zaragoza) - Catedral de la Seo de El Salvador
Municipal: Zaragoza
Region:Aragón
Address: Plaza de la Seo, 4, 50001, Zaragoza
Website: http://www.cabildodezaragoza.org/laseo/index.htm
Description nr.: 2004254.
Built by: Pedro y Miguel Rogués (1859)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1474 by Johán Ximénez Garcés
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1474 | Johán Ximénez Garcés | new organ | 1859 | Pedro y Miguel Rogués | new organ in old case | 1919 | Juan Rogués | rebuild | 2003 | Gerhard Grenzing | restoration |
The organ in Zaragoza Cathedral has a facade on both the front and the back. The organ case dates from the years 1469-1474, and was made by Johan Ximenes Garcés, who was the original builder of the organ. In 1859 an almost new instrument was placed in these cases by Pedro and Miguel Rogués. In 1919 the Organo Mayor's Decinovena 1 1/3' was replaced by an Ocarina 4' by Juan Rogués. Gerhard Grenzing restored the instrument in 2003.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Organo Mayor | 16 |
| - Organo Detrás | 12 |
| - Organo Expresivo | 7 |
| - Pedal | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 37 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | a' = 420 Hz |
| Temperament | Equal temperament |
Specification
Organo Mayor (C-g'''): Flautado Mayor 16' (B/D), Flautado de 13 8' (B/D), Violón 8' (B/D), Octava 4' (B/D), Ocarina 4' (B/D) - 1919, Docena 2 2/3' (B/D), Quincena 2' (B/D), Corneta 4 hilares (8') (discant), Címbala 3 hilares (1/2') (B/D), Lleno 4 hilares (1') (B/D), Trompeta de Batalla 8' (B/D) - en chamade, Clarín 8' (discant) - en chamade, Eufon 8' (bas) - 1919?; en chamade, Clarín Claro 8' (discant) - en chamade, Bajoncillo 4' (bas) - en chamade, Tremulant.
Organo Detrás (C-g'''): Flautado 8' (B/D), Violón 8' (B/D), Octava 4' (B/D), Docena 2 2/3' (B/D), Quincena 2' (B/D), Decinovena 1 1/3' (B/D), Corneta 4 hilares (4') (discant), Lleno 3 hilares (1') (B/D), Bombarda 16' (B/D), Trompeta Real 8' (B/D), Trompeta 8' (B/D) - en chamade, Bajoncillo 4' (B/D) - 8' vanaf f''.
Organo Expresivo (in zwelkast) (C-g'''): Flauta Dulce 8' (discant), Viola Dulce 8' (B/D), Nasardos 4 hilares (4') (B/D), Trompeta Expresiva 8' (B/D), Clarinete 8' (B/D), Voz Huaman 8' (B/D), Oboe 8' (B/D) - en chamade, Tremulant.
Pedal (C-B): Contras 3 hilares (16' + 8' + 8'), Contras 2 hilares (5 1/3' + 4').
Couplers: Manual I - Manual II.
Accessories: Pájoritos, Tambor y Timbal, Cascabales, Tongwerken af.
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| Recordings |
El Órgano Mayor de la Catedral de la Seo de El Savador, Zaragoza / Klemens Schmorr. - Motette MOT13221 (CD). - 2005. |
| Links |
http://www.grenzing.com/organosshow.cfm?id=12&ip=1012 |
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