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Manchester, United Kingdom (Greater Manchester) - Town Hall
Municipal: Manchester
Address: 20 Albert Square, M2 5RT, Manchester
Website: https://www.manchester.gov.uk/townhall
Description nr.: 2004952.
Built by: Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1877)
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Principal 16', Bourdon 16', Diapason no.1 8', Diapason no.2 8', Flute Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Gambe 8', Prestant 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Plein-Jeu 5-7 ranks, Basson 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Choir (C-c''''): Principal 8', Salicional 8', Unda Maris 8' (from c°), Cor de Nuit 8', Flute Douce 4', Octavin 2', Carillon 1-3 ranks, Trompette 8', Clarinette 8', Voix Humaine 8', Tremulant.
Swell (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Diapason 8', Flute Harmonique 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from c°), Prestant 4', Flute Octaviante 4', Plein-Jeu 3-5 ranks, Basson 16', Basson-Hautbois 8', Trompette 8', Clairon 4', Tremulant.
Solo (C-c''''): Diapason Stentor 8', Diapason 8', Flute Harmonique 8', Rohr Gedact 8', Flute Octave 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Musette 8', Grosse Clarinet 8', Tromba 8', Tuba 8', Tuba Clarion 4'.
Echo (C-c''''): Viole d'Orchestre 8', Echo Dulciana 8', Viole Celeste 8' (from c°), Philomel 8', Viole Cornet 5 ranks, Tremulant, Glockenspiel (from c°).
Pedal (C-f'): Soubasse 32', Great Bass 16', Contre Bass 16', Principal 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8', Flute Bass 8', Bourdon 8', Flute 4', Contra Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Solo to Choir, Solo to Swell, Echo to Swell, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Echo to Pedal, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Choir Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off, Solo Octave, Solo Suboctave, Solo Unison Off, Echo Octave, Echo Suboctave, Echo Unison Off, Solo Expr to Swell.
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Manchester, United Kingdom (Greater Manchester) - Town Hall
Municipal: Manchester
Address: 20 Albert Square, M2 5RT, Manchester
Website: https://www.manchester.gov.uk/townhall
Description nr.: 2004952.
Built by: Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1877)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1877 | Aristide Cavaillé-Coll | new organ | 1893 | Aristide Cavaillé-Coll | enlargement | 1912 | T.C. Lewis & Co. | enlargement | 1970 | George Jardine & Sons | restoration | 2024 | Flentrop Orgelbouw | reconstruction | 2024 | Nicholson & Co. | reconstruction |
- In 1877 Aristide Cavaillé-Coll built a large organ for the Town Hall in Manchester. The organ had 43 stops on three manuals and pedal. Cavaillé-Call himself expanded the pedal with two ranks (Soubasse 32' and Bourdan 16') and enlarged the organ with a new Solo Department. The organ was rebuilt in 1912 by T.C. Lewis modified, expanded again and equipped with an Echo Organ. The action was modified into pneumatics. In 1970 the company George Jardine & Sons revised the work. Jardine installed a new moveable console with electro-pneumatic action. The organ at this time had five manuals and 64 stops.
- In 2020 a collobration of Flentrop Orgelbouw and the company Nicholson started with a reconstruction of the situation of 1893, including mechanical action and a new console in style of the work of Cavaillé-Coll. The organ case will also be reconstructed to the original proportions. Consultant is William McVicker.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 14 |
| - Choir | 10 |
| - Swell | 12 |
| - Solo | 11 |
| - Echo | 5 |
| - Pedal | 12 |
| Total number of stops | 64 |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Principal 16', Bourdon 16', Diapason no.1 8', Diapason no.2 8', Flute Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Gambe 8', Prestant 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Plein-Jeu 5-7 ranks, Basson 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Choir (C-c''''): Principal 8', Salicional 8', Unda Maris 8' (from c°), Cor de Nuit 8', Flute Douce 4', Octavin 2', Carillon 1-3 ranks, Trompette 8', Clarinette 8', Voix Humaine 8', Tremulant.
Swell (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Diapason 8', Flute Harmonique 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from c°), Prestant 4', Flute Octaviante 4', Plein-Jeu 3-5 ranks, Basson 16', Basson-Hautbois 8', Trompette 8', Clairon 4', Tremulant.
Solo (C-c''''): Diapason Stentor 8', Diapason 8', Flute Harmonique 8', Rohr Gedact 8', Flute Octave 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Musette 8', Grosse Clarinet 8', Tromba 8', Tuba 8', Tuba Clarion 4'.
Echo (C-c''''): Viole d'Orchestre 8', Echo Dulciana 8', Viole Celeste 8' (from c°), Philomel 8', Viole Cornet 5 ranks, Tremulant, Glockenspiel (from c°).
Pedal (C-f'): Soubasse 32', Great Bass 16', Contre Bass 16', Principal 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8', Flute Bass 8', Bourdon 8', Flute 4', Contra Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Solo to Choir, Solo to Swell, Echo to Swell, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Echo to Pedal, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Choir Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off, Solo Octave, Solo Suboctave, Solo Unison Off, Echo Octave, Echo Suboctave, Echo Unison Off, Solo Expr to Swell.
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| Recordings |
In a classical mood / Nigel Ogden. - OS 207 (CD). - 1994. |
| Links |
http://organfoundation.org.uk/ http://www.nicholsonorgans.co.uk/pf/mth/ |