En chamade (French: "to sound a parley") refers to powerfully voiced reed stops in a pipe organ that have been mounted horizontally, rather than vertically, in the front of the organ case, projecting out into the church or concert hall.[1] They produce a commanding, loud trumpet-like tone, used for fanfares and solos. It is known as Fan Trumpet, Horizontal Trumpet, and Trompette en Chamade.
The double-faceted baroque organ of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostella. Notice the en chamade pipes (trumpets) protruding outwards from its lower part.
Any stop mounted en chamade will be much louder than a stop elsewhere in the organ, even though in church organs the stops may stand on the same windpressure. In theatre and concert organs, en chamade stops often stand on higher windpressure than the other stops, to sound even more powerful and commanding.[2]
First seen in Iberian and Mexican organs of the early eighteenth century, it came in many forms to create choruses in divided registers: the Trompeta de Batalla (8′), Bajoncillo (4′), Bajo (16′), Violeta (2′), Trompeta Magna (16′), the Claríns (either 8′ or 4′, the smaller ones in conjunction with the trompetas). Unlike the modern chamade trumpet, these all stood on pressures of 55 millimetres (2.2 in) compared to anywhere from 250 to 1,270 millimetres (9.8 to 50.0 in). Often confused with these, are the Trompeta Reales, or Trombeta Reales, which were never horizontal and were always located inside of the case.[note 1]
Another example, first referred to as a trompette 'en chamade' is located in an organ built in Provence in 1772. The term was popularized by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in his organs of the nineteenth century.
In modern organs, chamade stops are most often found at 8' and 4' as Trompette en Chamade and Clairon en Chamade respectively, with some examples at 16', and even rare instances at 5 1/3' (On the organ of St.Martin, Dudelange (Luxembourg), the organ of Our Lady of Lapa, Porto (Portugal) and the organ of Stiftsbasilika Waldsassen (Germany) have chamades at 16', 8', 5 1/3', and 4'). 'Chamade' is occasionally used as a stop name by itself.
Chamade was a trumpet call designed to be heard across the battlefield in the enemy camp, (announcing a desire to surrender).[3]
^Neobaroque organ builders such as Schlicker made an En Chamade stop by this name
Footnotes
^"Encyclopedia of Organ Stops". Organstops.org. 2003-10-25. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
^"Trumpet en chamade". Organforum.com. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
^"Définitions : Chamade - Dictionnaire de français Larousse".
External links
Encyclopedia of Organ Stops
Wicks Glossary of Organ Terms
January 21, 2023
chamade, french, sound, parley, refers, powerfully, voiced, reed, stops, pipe, organ, that, have, been, mounted, horizontally, rather, than, vertically, front, organ, case, projecting, into, church, concert, hall, they, produce, commanding, loud, trumpet, like. En chamade French to sound a parley refers to powerfully voiced reed stops in a pipe organ that have been mounted horizontally rather than vertically in the front of the organ case projecting out into the church or concert hall 1 They produce a commanding loud trumpet like tone used for fanfares and solos It is known as Fan Trumpet Horizontal Trumpet and Trompette en Chamade The double faceted baroque organ of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostella Notice the en chamade pipes trumpets protruding outwards from its lower part Any stop mounted en chamade will be much louder than a stop elsewhere in the organ even though in church organs the stops may stand on the same windpressure In theatre and concert organs en chamade stops often stand on higher windpressure than the other stops to sound even more powerful and commanding 2 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditFirst seen in Iberian and Mexican organs of the early eighteenth century it came in many forms to create choruses in divided registers the Trompeta de Batalla 8 Bajoncillo 4 Bajo 16 Violeta 2 Trompeta Magna 16 the Clarins either 8 or 4 the smaller ones in conjunction with the trompetas Unlike the modern chamade trumpet these all stood on pressures of 55 millimetres 2 2 in compared to anywhere from 250 to 1 270 millimetres 9 8 to 50 0 in Often confused with these are the Trompeta Reales or Trombeta Reales which were never horizontal and were always located inside of the case note 1 Another example first referred to as a trompette en chamade is located in an organ built in Provence in 1772 The term was popularized by Aristide Cavaille Coll in his organs of the nineteenth century In modern organs chamade stops are most often found at 8 and 4 as Trompette en Chamade and Clairon en Chamade respectively with some examples at 16 and even rare instances at 5 1 3 On the organ of St Martin Dudelange Luxembourg the organ of Our Lady of Lapa Porto Portugal and the organ of Stiftsbasilika Waldsassen Germany have chamades at 16 8 5 1 3 and 4 Chamade is occasionally used as a stop name by itself Chamade was a trumpet call designed to be heard across the battlefield in the enemy camp announcing a desire to surrender 3 See also EditList of pipe organ stopsReferences EditNotes Neobaroque organ builders such as Schlicker made an En Chamade stop by this name Footnotes Encyclopedia of Organ Stops Organstops org 2003 10 25 Retrieved 2014 01 07 Trumpet en chamade Organforum com Retrieved 2014 01 07 Definitions Chamade Dictionnaire de francais Larousse External links EditEncyclopedia of Organ Stops Wicks Glossary of Organ Terms Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title En chamade amp oldid 1108478502, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
