Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen
Amiens, France (Somme (80)) - Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Orgue de Choeur
Municipal: Amiens
Region:Picardie, Hauts-de-France
Address: 30 Place Notre Dame, 80000, Amiens
Website: http://www.cathedrale-amiens.images-en-somme.fr/
http://www.paroisse-st-jean-baptiste.fr/
Description nr.: 2033303.
Built by: Pierre-Alexandre Ducroquet (1853)
The choir organ in Amiens Cathedral was built in 1853 by Pierre Alexandre Ducroquet. It is a two-manual organ with sixteen stops. It was later remodeled by the Puget firm. In 1963 the organ was restored by the company Roethinger.
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue: Bourdon 16', Bourdon 8', Flûte 8', Prestant 4', Plein Jeu 4 rangs, Kéraulophon 8', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Récit Expressif: Flûte 8', Gambe 8', Flûte 4', Doublette 2', Sesquialtera 2 rangs, Basson-Hautbois 8', Trémolo.
Pédale: Soubasse 16', Basse 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen
Amiens, France (Somme (80)) - Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Orgue de Choeur
Municipal: Amiens
Region:Picardie, Hauts-de-France
Address: 30 Place Notre Dame, 80000, Amiens
Website: http://www.cathedrale-amiens.images-en-somme.fr/
http://www.paroisse-st-jean-baptiste.fr/
Description nr.: 2033303.
Built by: Pierre-Alexandre Ducroquet (1853)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1853 | Pierre-Alexandre Ducroquet | new organ | Théodore Puget & fils | maintenance/reparations | 1963 | Etablissements E.-A. Roethinger | restoration |
The choir organ in Amiens Cathedral was built in 1853 by Pierre Alexandre Ducroquet. It is a two-manual organ with sixteen stops. It was later remodeled by the Puget firm. In 1963 the organ was restored by the company Roethinger.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand Orgue | 8 |
| - Récit Expressif | 6 |
| - Pédale | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 16 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand Orgue: Bourdon 16', Bourdon 8', Flûte 8', Prestant 4', Plein Jeu 4 rangs, Kéraulophon 8', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Récit Expressif: Flûte 8', Gambe 8', Flûte 4', Doublette 2', Sesquialtera 2 rangs, Basson-Hautbois 8', Trémolo.
Pédale: Soubasse 16', Basse 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
| Literature |
Orgues de Picardie : Somme. - Amiens : Association pour l'Expansion et la Coordination des Activités Régionales Musicales de Picardie (ASSECARM), 1987. |
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