Complete description of the selected organ
Chicago, USA (Illinois) - Chicago Auditorium
Municipal: Chicago
Region:Cook County
Address: 430 South Michigan Avenue, 60605, Chicago, IL
Website: https://auditoriumtheatre.org/
Description nr.: 2031851.
Built by: Hilborne L. Roosevelt (1890) - opus 400
Sold (1941)
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''):
Unenclosed: Double Open Diapason 16', Contra Gamba 16', First Open Diapason 8', Second Open Diapason 8', Gemshorn 8', Principal Floete 8', Octave 4'.
Enclosed: Viola di Gamba 8', Viola d'Amour 8', Doppel Floete 8', Quint 5 1/3', Gambette 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Octave Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Mixture 4-5 ranks, Scharff 3-4 ranks, Ophicleide 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Double Dulciana 16', Bourdon 16' (B/D), Open Diapason 8', Violin Diapason 8', Spitz Floete 8', Salicional 8', Aeoline 8', Vox Celestis 8', Flute Harmonique 8', Clarabella 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Salicet 4', Hohl Floete 4', Flauto Dolce 4', Flageolet 2', Cornet 4-5 ranks, Acuta 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Double Melodia 16', Open Diapason 8', Geigen Principal 8', Dulciana 8', Flauto Traverso 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Quintadena 8', Octave 4', Fugara 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Dolce Cornet 5 ranks, Euphone 16', Tromba 8', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Carillons (f°-c'''').
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Stentorphone 8', Violoncello 8', Concert Flute 8', Viola 4', Flete Octaviante 4', Hohl Pfeife 4', Piccolo Harmonique 2', Tuba Major 16', Basset Horn 16', Tuba Mirabilis 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Orchestral Clarinet 8', Cor Anglais 8', Tuba Clarion 4', Tremulant, Cathedral Chimes (25 bells).
Echo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Quintatoen 16', Keraulophone 8', Dolcissimo 8', Unda Maris 8', Fern Floete 8', Dulcet 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Armonia Aetheria 4 ranks, Horn 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Stage Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Doppel Floete 8', Octave 4', Trumpet 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 32', Bourdon 32', First Open Diapason (wood) 16', Second Open Diapason (zinc) 16', Dulciana 16', Violone 16', Stopped Diapason 16', Quint 10 2/3', Octave 8', Violoncello 8', Flute 8', Octave Quint 5 1/3', Super Octave 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Bombard 32', Trombone 16', Serpent (free reed) 16', Contra Bassoon 16', Clarion 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Choir to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell Octaves, Solo Octaves.
Accessories: 7 Pistons for Great and Pedal, 8 Pistons for Swell and Pedal, 5 Pistons for Choir and Pedal, 5 Pistons for Solo and Pedal, 5 Pedals for Pedals Stops and Pedal Couplers, Full Organ Pedal, Crescendo-Decrescendo, Pedal Ventil, Echo Organ Ventil, Stage Organ Ventil.
Chicago, USA (Illinois) - Chicago Auditorium
Municipal: Chicago
Region:Cook County
Address: 430 South Michigan Avenue, 60605, Chicago, IL
Website: https://auditoriumtheatre.org/
Description nr.: 2031851.
Built by: Hilborne L. Roosevelt (1890) - opus 400
Sold (1941)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1890 | Hilborne L. Roosevelt | 400 | new organ | 1946 | Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company | 1045 | transfer/relocate |
- The Chicago Auditorium opened in 1889. It was a large concert hall, designed by Adler and Sullivan Architects. The Hilborne L. Roosevelt company built a large organ for the main hall. The instrument had a four-manual console and consisted of seven divisions. The console was set up freestanding on the stage of the hall. Both Echo Organ and Stage Organ were played from the fourth manual (Solo). Consultant was Clarence Eddy. The organ was the company's opus 400 and was inaugurated with a concert by Clarence Eddy on October 29, 1890. The concert also featured the participation of Christine Nielson, alto, and a symphony orchestra conducted by Adolph Rosenbecker. Théodore Dubois composed a Fantasie Triomphale for organ and orchestra for the inauguration.
- The theater was closed to the public in 1941 and sold to the city of Chicago. In 1946, the building was taken over by Roosevelt University. The theater was not reopened until October 31, 1967. The organ was sold to William H. Barnes, who had it stored in the basement of the First Baptist Church in Evanston. It was donated by him to Indiana University. It was renovated by Aeolian-Skinner, equipped with a new console and was installed in 1946 in the 1941-built Auditorium of this university in Bloomington, Indiana.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1890 | Chicago | Chicago Auditorium |
| 1946 | Bloomington | Indiana University Auditorium |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 20 |
| - Swell Organ | 23 |
| - Choir Organ | 16 |
| - Solo Organ | 14 |
| - Echo Organ | 11 |
| - Stage Organ | 4 |
| - Pedal Organ | 19 |
| Total number of stops | 107 |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Roosevelt chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''):
Unenclosed: Double Open Diapason 16', Contra Gamba 16', First Open Diapason 8', Second Open Diapason 8', Gemshorn 8', Principal Floete 8', Octave 4'.
Enclosed: Viola di Gamba 8', Viola d'Amour 8', Doppel Floete 8', Quint 5 1/3', Gambette 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Octave Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Mixture 4-5 ranks, Scharff 3-4 ranks, Ophicleide 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Double Dulciana 16', Bourdon 16' (B/D), Open Diapason 8', Violin Diapason 8', Spitz Floete 8', Salicional 8', Aeoline 8', Vox Celestis 8', Flute Harmonique 8', Clarabella 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Salicet 4', Hohl Floete 4', Flauto Dolce 4', Flageolet 2', Cornet 4-5 ranks, Acuta 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Double Melodia 16', Open Diapason 8', Geigen Principal 8', Dulciana 8', Flauto Traverso 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Quintadena 8', Octave 4', Fugara 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Dolce Cornet 5 ranks, Euphone 16', Tromba 8', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Carillons (f°-c'''').
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Stentorphone 8', Violoncello 8', Concert Flute 8', Viola 4', Flete Octaviante 4', Hohl Pfeife 4', Piccolo Harmonique 2', Tuba Major 16', Basset Horn 16', Tuba Mirabilis 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Orchestral Clarinet 8', Cor Anglais 8', Tuba Clarion 4', Tremulant, Cathedral Chimes (25 bells).
Echo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Quintatoen 16', Keraulophone 8', Dolcissimo 8', Unda Maris 8', Fern Floete 8', Dulcet 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Armonia Aetheria 4 ranks, Horn 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Stage Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Doppel Floete 8', Octave 4', Trumpet 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 32', Bourdon 32', First Open Diapason (wood) 16', Second Open Diapason (zinc) 16', Dulciana 16', Violone 16', Stopped Diapason 16', Quint 10 2/3', Octave 8', Violoncello 8', Flute 8', Octave Quint 5 1/3', Super Octave 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Bombard 32', Trombone 16', Serpent (free reed) 16', Contra Bassoon 16', Clarion 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Choir to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell Octaves, Solo Octaves.
Accessories: 7 Pistons for Great and Pedal, 8 Pistons for Swell and Pedal, 5 Pistons for Choir and Pedal, 5 Pistons for Solo and Pedal, 5 Pedals for Pedals Stops and Pedal Couplers, Full Organ Pedal, Crescendo-Decrescendo, Pedal Ventil, Echo Organ Ventil, Stage Organ Ventil.
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In Bloomington, the stop list was: Great Organ (C-c''''): Contra Geigen 16', Quintaten 16', First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Principal Flute 8', Doppelflöte 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Gemshorn 8', Quint 5 1/3', Principal 4', Octave 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Octave Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Tierce 1 3/5, Mixture 4-5 ranks, Scharf 3-4 ranks, Ophicleide 16', Trompette 8', Clarion 4', Chimes. Choir Organ (C-c''''): Double Melodia 16', Geigen Principal 8', Viola 8', Viola Celeste 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Flute Traverso 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8' (TC), Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo Harmonique 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Dolce Cornet 5 ranks, Euphone 16', Trompette 8', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Harp 8' (TC), Celesta 4'. Positiv Organ (C-c''''): Gedeckt 8', Quintaton 8', Principal 4', Koppelflöte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Octave 2', Blockflöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Sifflöte 1', Cymbel 3 ranks, Cromorne 8'. Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Diapason 8', Violin Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Spitzflöte 8', Flute Celeste 8' (TC), Viole da Gamba 8', Viole Celeste 8', Aeoline 8', Unda Maris 8' (TC), Octave 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Gambette 4', Rohrnazard 2 2/3', Flageolet 2', Cornet Mixtur 4-5 ranks, Acuta Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox HUmana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant, Harp 8' (TC) (from Choir), Celesta 4' (from Choir). Solo Organ (C-c''''): Contra Gamba 16', Gross Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Concert Flute 8', Gamba 4', Hohlpfeife 4', Piccolo Harmonique 2', French Horn 8', Corno di Bassetto 8', Cor Anglais 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tremulant, Chimes, Tuba Major 16', Tuba Mirabilis 8', Tuba Clarion 4'. Pedal Organ (C-g'): Double Open Diapason 32' (extension), Contra Bourdon 32', Diapason 16', Principal 16', Stopped Diapason 16', Violone 16', Dulciana 16', Echo Lieblich 16' (from Swell), Quint 10 2/3', Octave 8', Violoncello 8', Flute 8', Still Gedeckt 8' (from Swell), Ocyave Quint 5 1/3', Super Octave 4', Nachthorn 4', Blockflöte 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Bombarde 32', Trombone 16', Basset Horn 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Chimes. |
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https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/collection/data/898208082 https://organhistoricalsociety.org/aeolianskinner/Specs/Op01045.html |