Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Frans Sellies
Catania, Italia (Catania) - Cattedrale di Sant'Agata
Municipal: Catania
Region:Sicilia
Address: Piazza del Duomo, 95100, Catania, CT
Website: https://www.cattedralecatania.it/
Description nr.: 2047650.
Built by: Théodore & Fils Jacquot (1877)
In 1877 Théodore Jacquot built an organ for Catania Cathedral. In 1926 the instrument was expanded by the firm Giudici e Laudani with typical Italian registers. In 2012-2014, the Mascioni company carried out a restoration, in which a modern sequencer with setzer combinations was installed. The renewed organ was dedicated on November 20, 2014.
Technical data
Specification
Grand'Organo (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Primo Principale 8' - 1926, Secondo Principale 8' - 1926, Flûte 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Salicional 8', Gamba 8' - 1926, Prestant 4', Ottava 4' - 1926, Flûte Cheminée 4', Quinte Conique 2 2/3', Quintadecima 2' - 1926, Forniture 4-6 rangs (2'), Ripieno 4 file (1 1/3') - 1926, Basson-Hautbois 8', Tromba 8' - 1926.
Espressivo (C-a'''): Salicional 16', Principale 8' - 1926, Quintatön 8' - 1926, Violino 8' - 1926, Bourdon 8', Unda Maris 8', Voce Celeste 8' - 1926, Concerto Viole 8' - 1926, Principalino 4' - 1926, Flûte Octaviante 4', Eolina 4' - 1926, Doublette 2', Ripieno 5 file (2') - 1926, Clarinette 8', Tromba 8' - 1926, Tremolo.
Bombarde (C-a'''): Cornet 5 rangs (8'), Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Pedale (C-f'): Contrabasso 16' - 1926, Flûte 16', Quinta 10 2/3' - 1926, Basso 8' - 1926, Flûte 8', Gambe 8', Ottava 4' - 1926, Flûte 4'.
Couplers: Espressivo al Grand'Organo, Clavier de Bombarde al Grand'Organo, Grand'Organo al Pedale, Espressivo al Pedale, Clavier de Bombarde al Pedale.
Accessories: Sequencer - 2014.
Photo: Frans Sellies
Catania, Italia (Catania) - Cattedrale di Sant'Agata
Municipal: Catania
Region:Sicilia
Address: Piazza del Duomo, 95100, Catania, CT
Website: https://www.cattedralecatania.it/
Description nr.: 2047650.
Built by: Théodore & Fils Jacquot (1877)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1877 | Théodore & Fils Jacquot | new organ | 1926 | Giudici e Laudani | restoration and enlargement | 2014 | Famiglia Organaria Mascioni | restoration |
In 1877 Théodore Jacquot built an organ for Catania Cathedral. In 1926 the instrument was expanded by the firm Giudici e Laudani with typical Italian registers. In 2012-2014, the Mascioni company carried out a restoration, in which a modern sequencer with setzer combinations was installed. The renewed organ was dedicated on November 20, 2014.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand'Organo | 17 |
| - Espressivo | 15 |
| - Bombarde | 4 |
| - Pedale | 8 |
| Total number of stops | 44 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand'Organo (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Primo Principale 8' - 1926, Secondo Principale 8' - 1926, Flûte 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Salicional 8', Gamba 8' - 1926, Prestant 4', Ottava 4' - 1926, Flûte Cheminée 4', Quinte Conique 2 2/3', Quintadecima 2' - 1926, Forniture 4-6 rangs (2'), Ripieno 4 file (1 1/3') - 1926, Basson-Hautbois 8', Tromba 8' - 1926.
Espressivo (C-a'''): Salicional 16', Principale 8' - 1926, Quintatön 8' - 1926, Violino 8' - 1926, Bourdon 8', Unda Maris 8', Voce Celeste 8' - 1926, Concerto Viole 8' - 1926, Principalino 4' - 1926, Flûte Octaviante 4', Eolina 4' - 1926, Doublette 2', Ripieno 5 file (2') - 1926, Clarinette 8', Tromba 8' - 1926, Tremolo.
Bombarde (C-a'''): Cornet 5 rangs (8'), Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Pedale (C-f'): Contrabasso 16' - 1926, Flûte 16', Quinta 10 2/3' - 1926, Basso 8' - 1926, Flûte 8', Gambe 8', Ottava 4' - 1926, Flûte 4'.
Couplers: Espressivo al Grand'Organo, Clavier de Bombarde al Grand'Organo, Grand'Organo al Pedale, Espressivo al Pedale, Clavier de Bombarde al Pedale.
Accessories: Sequencer - 2014.
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| Recordings |
l'Organo Jaquot della Cathedrale di Catania / Diego Cannizzaro. - Elegia Organi d'Italia Eleorg051 (CD). - 2015. |
| Links |
https://www.cattedralecatania.it/node/40 https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organo_della_cattedrale_di_Sant%27Agata_a_Catania http://www.mascioni-organs.com/en/catania-cattedrale-s-agata/ |
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