Spring naar content
Description complète d'orgue sélectionné
Aberdeen, United Kingdom (Aberdeen City) - Cathedral of Saint Machar (Church of Scotland) (Old Aberdeen)
Commune: Aberdeen
Région:Grampian
Adresse: The Chanonry, AB24 1RQ, Aberdeen
Site Web: http://www.stmachar.com/

Description no.: 2054723.

Bâti par: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1891)

AnnéeFacteurOpusActivité
1891 firma Henry Willis & Sons  orgue neuf
1956 Rushworth & Dreaper  conversion
1990 Sandy Edmonstone  activités différentes
2002 Sandy Edmonstone  activités différentes

  • The firm of Willis & Sons built a new organ for the Cathedral of Saint Machar in Aberdeen in 1891. On September 25, 1891, the instrument was dedicated, follow by a concert by J.M. Nisbet. The original location of the organ was on the choir. Because the eastern window was blocked, the organ was moved to the northeast side of the nave in 1928.
  • The organ was rebuilt in 1956 by Rushworth & Dreaper. Sandy Edmonstone performed maintenance works in 1990 and 2002. The organ has three manuals. There is a separate Positive, playable from the first keyboard (Choir). There are still a few free places on the windchests: two on Great, two on Choir and three on Positive.

Données techniques
Nombre de registres par manuel
- Great Organ10
- Choir Organ11
- Swell Organ12
- Positive3
- Pedal Organ13
Nombre de jeux total49
Transmission des clésElectrical
Transmission des jeuxElectrical
Sommier(s)Slider chests

Composition
Great Organ (C-g'''): Double Open Diapason 16', First Open Diapason 8', Second Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Bombarde 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Piccolo 2', Cymbale 3 ranks, Corno di Bassetto 8', Bombarde 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', Gemshorn 4', Flageolet 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Sharp Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Hautboy 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Positive (C-g'''): Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Cymbale 3 ranks.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Sub Bourdon 32', Open Wood 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Violoncello 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4', Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Ophicleide 16', Fagotto 16'.
Accouplements: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Swell Octave.
Jouer conseils: Piston combination systems (96 general channels, 16 divisional channels), General Cancel.

Références
  • St Machar's Cathedral Old Aberdeen : It's Organ and It's Music : Published for the centenary of the Willis Organ 1891 - 1991 / David Murray, Michael Thomson. - Old Aberdeen : St Machar's Cathedral, 1991.
  • St Machar's Cathedral Old Aberdeen : It's Organ and It's Music / David Murray, Michael Thomson. - Old Aberdeen : The Friends of St Machar's Cathedral, 2002. - (Occasional Paper ; Second Series No. 3).
Autres sources
  • Jean-Alain Ripoche