Complete description of the selected organ
Source: Museo de la Musica
Barcelona, España (Barcelona) - Museo de la Música
Municipal: Barcelona
Region:Cataluña
Address: Carrer de Lepant, 150, 08013, Barcelona
Website: https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/museumusica/es
Description nr.: 2058768.
Built by: Manuel Pérez Molero (1722)
Since 1948, the collection of the music museum in Barcelona has a baroque organ, built in 1719-1722 by Manuel Pérez Molero. It was built for the Iglesia di Santa Maria de Jesús in Avila, belonging to a Poor Clares monastery. In 2005 the organ was restored by Gerhard Grenzing.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Manual (CDEFGA-c''', division between c'/cis'): Tapado 4' (B/D), Quincena 2' (discant), Docena 1 1/3' (B/D), Docena Tapada 1 1/3' (discant), Quincena 1' (B/D), Veintidocena 1' (discant), Decisetena 4/5' (B/D), Veintidecena 1/2' (bas), Treintaicuatrena 1/3' (bas).
Source: Museo de la Musica
Barcelona, España (Barcelona) - Museo de la Música
Municipal: Barcelona
Region:Cataluña
Address: Carrer de Lepant, 150, 08013, Barcelona
Website: https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/museumusica/es
Description nr.: 2058768.
Built by: Manuel Pérez Molero (1722)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1722 | Manuel Pérez Molero | new organ | 2006 | Gerhard Grenzing | restoration |
Since 1948, the collection of the music museum in Barcelona has a baroque organ, built in 1719-1722 by Manuel Pérez Molero. It was built for the Iglesia di Santa Maria de Jesús in Avila, belonging to a Poor Clares monastery. In 2005 the organ was restored by Gerhard Grenzing.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1722 | Ávila | Iglesia de Santa María de Jesús "las Gordillas" |
| 1948 | Barcelona | Museo de la Música |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual | 7 |
| Total number of stops | 7 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | a' = 440 Hz |
| Temperament | 2/7-komma Meantone (Zarino) |
Specification
Manual (CDEFGA-c''', division between c'/cis'): Tapado 4' (B/D), Quincena 2' (discant), Docena 1 1/3' (B/D), Docena Tapada 1 1/3' (discant), Quincena 1' (B/D), Veintidocena 1' (discant), Decisetena 4/5' (B/D), Veintidecena 1/2' (bas), Treintaicuatrena 1/3' (bas).
| Literature |
Barcelona (SP) : Museo de la Música. - In: Calender Organa Europæ 2020. - Strasbourg : Éditions Oberlin, 2019. |