Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: © Gérard van Betlehem
Coimbra, Portugal (Coimbra) - Igreja de Santa Cruz
Municipal: Coimbra
Address: Praça 8 de Maio, 3001-300, Coimbra
Website: https://igrejascruz.webnode.pt/
Description nr.: 2042241.
Built by: Francisco Lorete (1532)
Technical data
Specification
Órgão Principal (CEDFGA-c''', division between b°/c'): Flautado 16', Flautado Mayor 8' (B/D), Flauta 4' (discant), Flautado Tapado 4', Outava Magna 4', Super Outava Clara 2', Quinta 2 2/3' (bas), Quinta 2' (discant), Sesquialtera 5 rangs (discant), Corneta Real 8 rangs (discant), Mixtura Imperial 6 rangs (B/D), Requinta 3 rangs (discant), Clarãozinho 7 rangs (discant), Trompete Marinhe 8' (discant) - en chamade, Trompete de Batalha 8' (bas) - en chamade, Clarin 8' (discant), Cornetão 8' (bas), Dulçaina 8' (discant), Oboe 8' (discant), Oboazes 4' (bas), Claron Filas 4' (bas).
Órgão Eco (CEDFGA-c''', division between b°/c'): Flautado 8' (B/D), Flauta 8' (discant), Flautado Violão 8' (bas), Octava Clara 4' (B/D), Quinta Mista 2 2/3' (discant), Quinzena Clara 2' (bas), Dezanovena 2 rangs (discant), Cimbala 3 rangs (B/D), Sobrecimbala 4 rangs (B/D), Eco de Claréao 2 rangs (discant), Trõmpeta Magna 16' (discant) - en chamade, Clarin 8' (discant), Trõmpeta Bastarda 8' (bas) - en chamade, Sacabucha 8' (bas).
Órgão Positivo (CEDFGA-c''', division between b°/c'): Flautado 8' (B/D), Flautado 4' (discant), Quinzena do Cheio 2' (bas), Cheio 2-3 rangs (B/D), Pifano 2 rangs (B/D).
Other sources
Photo: © Gérard van Betlehem
Coimbra, Portugal (Coimbra) - Igreja de Santa Cruz
Municipal: Coimbra
Address: Praça 8 de Maio, 3001-300, Coimbra
Website: https://igrejascruz.webnode.pt/
Description nr.: 2042241.
Built by: Francisco Lorete (1532)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1530 | Heitor Lobo | new organ | 1532 | Francisco Lorete | maintenance/reparations | 1610 | Manuel Guerra de Pombeiro | restoration and enlargement | 1695 | Michael Hensberg | rebuild | 1724 | Manuel Benito Gomez | rebuild | 1866 | Luís António Carvalho | restoration | 1950 | João Sampaio | restoration | 2008 | Beate von Rohden | restoration | 2008 | Pedro Guimarães | restoration |
- In 1530 Heitor Lobo built an organ for the chapel of the Mosteiro de Santa Cruz in Coimbra. Francisco Lorete made a beautiful case for this instrument in 1532. The organ was overhauled by Manuel Guerra de Pombeiro in 1610 and expanded with a Cornet. In 1695, Michael Hensberg carried out a restoration.
- The actual situation dates from 1724, after a reconstruction by Manuel Benito Gomez. The organ has only one keyboard and no pedal, but there are three divisions. It has been preserved in this form. In 1880 Antonio de Carvalho carried out an overhaul, in 1950 João Sampaio. The instrument is in perfect condition since the last restoration in 2008 by Pedro Guimarães et Beate by Rodhen.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Órgão Principal | 17 |
| - Órgão Eco | 10 |
| - Órgão Positivo | 4 |
| Total number of stops | 31 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Órgão Principal (CEDFGA-c''', division between b°/c'): Flautado 16', Flautado Mayor 8' (B/D), Flauta 4' (discant), Flautado Tapado 4', Outava Magna 4', Super Outava Clara 2', Quinta 2 2/3' (bas), Quinta 2' (discant), Sesquialtera 5 rangs (discant), Corneta Real 8 rangs (discant), Mixtura Imperial 6 rangs (B/D), Requinta 3 rangs (discant), Clarãozinho 7 rangs (discant), Trompete Marinhe 8' (discant) - en chamade, Trompete de Batalha 8' (bas) - en chamade, Clarin 8' (discant), Cornetão 8' (bas), Dulçaina 8' (discant), Oboe 8' (discant), Oboazes 4' (bas), Claron Filas 4' (bas).
Órgão Eco (CEDFGA-c''', division between b°/c'): Flautado 8' (B/D), Flauta 8' (discant), Flautado Violão 8' (bas), Octava Clara 4' (B/D), Quinta Mista 2 2/3' (discant), Quinzena Clara 2' (bas), Dezanovena 2 rangs (discant), Cimbala 3 rangs (B/D), Sobrecimbala 4 rangs (B/D), Eco de Claréao 2 rangs (discant), Trõmpeta Magna 16' (discant) - en chamade, Clarin 8' (discant), Trõmpeta Bastarda 8' (bas) - en chamade, Sacabucha 8' (bas).
Órgão Positivo (CEDFGA-c''', division between b°/c'): Flautado 8' (B/D), Flautado 4' (discant), Quinzena do Cheio 2' (bas), Cheio 2-3 rangs (B/D), Pifano 2 rangs (B/D).
| Literature |
Baroque Organ-Cases of Portugal / Carlos de Azevedo. - [S.l.] : Frits Knuf, 1972. |
| Links |
https://pipeorgantaxonomy.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/manuel-benito-gomez-igreja-de-santa-cruz-coimbra-portugal/ |
- Jean-Alain RIpoche
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