Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Henrik West
Cambridge, United Kingdom (Cambridgeshire) - Emmanuel College Chapel
Municipal: Cambridge
Address: Saint Andrew's Street, Cambridge
Website: http://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/
Description nr.: 2004417.
Built by: Norman & Beard Hill (1964)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from ca. 1680 by Builder unknown
Emmanuel College Chapel was designed by Christopher Wren and was inaugurated in 1688. An organ was donated to the school in 1686. It was built by Father Bernard Smith and had eleven registers. The organ has been rebuilt and expanded over time, by by Henry Turner in 1720 and 1733, by Hill & Sons in 1871 (extension with a swell and independent pedal) and in 1933 by Norman & Beard. The organ now had 33 registers. It was rebuilt in 1964 by Hill, Norman & Beard. The current organ was built in 1988 by Kenneth Jones. The old organ case has been restored to its original form. Part of the pipework has been taken from the existing instrument.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopt Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Cornet 5 ranks (4') (discant), Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8' (TC), Gemshorn 4', Doublette 2', Mixture 3-4 ranks (2'), Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Chaire Organ (C-a'''): Stopt Diapason 8', Principal 4', Nason Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 2 ranks (1 1/3'), Crumhorn 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Subbas 16', Bourdon 16' - transmissie, Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4', Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks (4'), Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Chaire to Great, Swell to Chaire, Great to Pedal, Swell to Great, Chaire to Great.
Photo: Henrik West
Cambridge, United Kingdom (Cambridgeshire) - Emmanuel College Chapel
Municipal: Cambridge
Address: Saint Andrew's Street, Cambridge
Website: http://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/
Description nr.: 2004417.
Built by: Norman & Beard Hill (1964)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from ca. 1680 by Builder unknown
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1686 | Bernard "Father" Smith | new organ | 1720 | Henry Turner | maintenance/reparations | 1733 | Henry Turner | new organ | 1871 | William Hill & Sons | restoration and enlargement | 1933 | Norman & Beard | rebuild | 1964 | Norman & Beard Hill | rebuild | 1988 | Kenneth Jones & Associates | new organ in old case |
Emmanuel College Chapel was designed by Christopher Wren and was inaugurated in 1688. An organ was donated to the school in 1686. It was built by Father Bernard Smith and had eleven registers. The organ has been rebuilt and expanded over time, by by Henry Turner in 1720 and 1733, by Hill & Sons in 1871 (extension with a swell and independent pedal) and in 1933 by Norman & Beard. The organ now had 33 registers. It was rebuilt in 1964 by Hill, Norman & Beard. The current organ was built in 1988 by Kenneth Jones. The old organ case has been restored to its original form. Part of the pipework has been taken from the existing instrument.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 10 |
| - Swell Organ | 8 |
| - Chaire Organ | 8 |
| - Pedal Organ | 8 (7) |
| Total number of stops | 34 (33) |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanisch-Electrisch |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopt Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Cornet 5 ranks (4') (discant), Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8' (TC), Gemshorn 4', Doublette 2', Mixture 3-4 ranks (2'), Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Chaire Organ (C-a'''): Stopt Diapason 8', Principal 4', Nason Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 2 ranks (1 1/3'), Crumhorn 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Subbas 16', Bourdon 16' - transmissie, Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4', Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks (4'), Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Chaire to Great, Swell to Chaire, Great to Pedal, Swell to Great, Chaire to Great.
| Literature |
The organs of Cambridge : An illustrated guide to the organs of the University and City of Cambridge / Nicholas Thistlethwaite. - Oxford : Positif Press, 2008. |
| Recordings |
The organs of Cambridge : Volume 1 / Andrew Linn. - OxRecs OXCD-58. |
| Links |
http://media.wix.com/ugd/dbd7a1_6d7baa9d192c4664a89bcfb0bd07f2bb.pdf |
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