When it was installed in 1890, the Sydney Town Hall Grand Organ was the largest in the world and remained the largest concert organ built in the 19th century. It was described by Westminster Abbey's organist, Dr Bridge, as the 'finest organ ever built by an English organ builder'.[2] It remains the world's largest organ without any electric action components and is of international significance. It contains one of only two full-length 64′ organ stops in the world (the Contra-Trombone in the pedal). The other 64′ stop is the Diaphone-Dulzian in the Right Stage chamber (Pedal Right division) of the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States.
In 1973, Sydney Council began a major restoration program to address the mechanical problems it had begun to experience. Managing the program was R H Pogson Pty Ltd, whose employees worked for almost 10 years to restore the organ to its original form.[1]
Sydney Town Hall today also holds free organ recitals which are held throughout the year.
Specificationedit
The grand organ can be played from 5 manuals and features 127 stops. The specification is as follows:[3]
GREAT
SWELL (enclosed)
CHOIR (enclosed)
SOLO (enclosed)
ECHO
PEDAL
Contra Bourdon
32
Double Open Diapason
16
Contra Dulciana
16
Bourdon
16
Lieblich Gedackt
8
Double Open Diapason Metal
32
Double Open Diapason
16
Bourdon
16
Open Diapason
8
Open Diapason
8
Viol d'Amour
8
Double Open Diapason Wood
32
Bourdon
16
Open Diapason
8
Hohl Flöte
8
Violin Diapason
8
Unda Maris II
8
Contra Bourdon
32
Open Diapason I
8
Hohl Flöte
8
Lieblich Gedackt
8
Doppel Flöte
8
Viol d'Amour
4
Open Diapason Metal
16
Open Diapason II
8
Viola da Gamba
8
Flauto Traverso
8
Flauto Traverso
8
Flageolet
2
Open Diapason Wood
16
Open Diapason III
8
Salicional
8
Gamba
8
Stopped Diapason
8
Glockenspiel
4 Rks
Bourdon
16
Open Diapason IV
8
Dulciana
8
Dulciana
8
Viola
8
Echo Dul. Cornet
4 Rks
Violone
16
Harmonic Flute
8
Vox Angelica
8
Octave
4
Octave
4
Basset Horn
8
Gamba
16
Viola
8
Octave
4
Violino
4
Harmonic Flute
4
Dulciana
16
Spitz Flöte
8
Rohr Flöte
4
Celestina
4
Flauto Traverso
4
Quint
12
Gamba
8
Harmonic Flute
4
Lieblich Flöte
4
Harmonic Piccolo
2
Octave
8
Hohl Flöte
8
Gemshorn
4
Twelfth
3
Contra Fagotto
16
Prestant
8
Rohr Flöte
8
Twelfth
3
Fifteenth
2
Harmonic Trumpet
8
Bass Flute
8
Quint
6
Fifteenth
2
Dulcet
2
Corno di Bassetto
8
Violoncello
8
Principal
4
Piccolo
1
Dulciana Mixture
3 Rks
Orchestral Oboe
8
Twelfth
6
Octave
4
Mixture
4 Rks
Bassoon
16
Cor Anglais
8
Fifteenth
4
Gemshorn
4
Furniture
5 Rks
Oboe
8
Octave Oboe
4
Mixture
4 Rks
Harmonic Flute
4
Trombone
16
Clarinet
8
Contra Tuba
16
Mixture
3 Rks
Twelfth
3
Bassoon
16
Vox Humana
8
Tuba
8
Mixture
2 Rks
Fifteenth
2
Trumpet
8
Octave Oboe
4
Tuba Clarion
4
Contra Trombone
64
Mixture
3 Rks
Cornopean
8
Carillon Bells
2
Contra Posaune
32
Cymbel
4 Rks
Horn
8
Posaune
16
Sharp Mixture
4 Rks
Oboe
8
Trombone
16
Furniture
5 Rks
Clarion
4
Bassoon
16
Contra Posaune
16
Trumpet
8
Posaune
8
Clarion
4
Trumpet
8
Clarion
4
Galleryedit
Rehearsing on the Organ
The Sydney Town Hall Centennial Hall interior
Referencesedit
^ abCity of Sydney Homepage , The Grand Organ, 29 December 2007.
^Betteridge, Margaret (2008). Sydney Town Hall: the building and its collection. Sydney: Council of the City of Sydney. p. 85. ISBN9780975119648.
sydney, town, hall, grand, organ, large, pipe, organ, built, english, firm, william, hill, 1890, located, centennial, hall, sydney, town, hall, sydney, south, wales, australia, grand, organ, when, installed, 1890, largest, world, remained, largest, concert, or. The Sydney Town Hall Grand Organ is a large pipe organ built by English firm William Hill amp Son in 1890 It is located in the Centennial Hall of Sydney Town Hall in Sydney New South Wales Australia 1 The Grand Organ When it was installed in 1890 the Sydney Town Hall Grand Organ was the largest in the world and remained the largest concert organ built in the 19th century It was described by Westminster Abbey s organist Dr Bridge as the finest organ ever built by an English organ builder 2 It remains the world s largest organ without any electric action components and is of international significance It contains one of only two full length 64 organ stops in the world the Contra Trombone in the pedal The other 64 stop is the Diaphone Dulzian in the Right Stage chamber Pedal Right division of the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City New Jersey United States Contents 1 History 2 Specification 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 1973 Sydney Council began a major restoration program to address the mechanical problems it had begun to experience Managing the program was R H Pogson Pty Ltd whose employees worked for almost 10 years to restore the organ to its original form 1 Sydney Town Hall today also holds free organ recitals which are held throughout the year Specification editThe grand organ can be played from 5 manuals and features 127 stops The specification is as follows 3 GREAT SWELL enclosed CHOIR enclosed SOLO enclosed ECHO PEDAL Contra Bourdon 32 Double Open Diapason 16 Contra Dulciana 16 Bourdon 16 Lieblich Gedackt 8 Double Open Diapason Metal 32 Double Open Diapason 16 Bourdon 16 Open Diapason 8 Open Diapason 8 Viol d Amour 8 Double Open Diapason Wood 32 Bourdon 16 Open Diapason 8 Hohl Flote 8 Violin Diapason 8 Unda Maris II 8 Contra Bourdon 32 Open Diapason I 8 Hohl Flote 8 Lieblich Gedackt 8 Doppel Flote 8 Viol d Amour 4 Open Diapason Metal 16 Open Diapason II 8 Viola da Gamba 8 Flauto Traverso 8 Flauto Traverso 8 Flageolet 2 Open Diapason Wood 16 Open Diapason III 8 Salicional 8 Gamba 8 Stopped Diapason 8 Glockenspiel 4 Rks Bourdon 16 Open Diapason IV 8 Dulciana 8 Dulciana 8 Viola 8 Echo Dul Cornet 4 Rks Violone 16 Harmonic Flute 8 Vox Angelica 8 Octave 4 Octave 4 Basset Horn 8 Gamba 16 Viola 8 Octave 4 Violino 4 Harmonic Flute 4 Dulciana 16 Spitz Flote 8 Rohr Flote 4 Celestina 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Quint 12 Gamba 8 Harmonic Flute 4 Lieblich Flote 4 Harmonic Piccolo 2 Octave 8 Hohl Flote 8 Gemshorn 4 Twelfth 3 Contra Fagotto 16 Prestant 8 Rohr Flote 8 Twelfth 3 Fifteenth 2 Harmonic Trumpet 8 Bass Flute 8 Quint 6 Fifteenth 2 Dulcet 2 Corno di Bassetto 8 Violoncello 8 Principal 4 Piccolo 1 Dulciana Mixture 3 Rks Orchestral Oboe 8 Twelfth 6 Octave 4 Mixture 4 Rks Bassoon 16 Cor Anglais 8 Fifteenth 4 Gemshorn 4 Furniture 5 Rks Oboe 8 Octave Oboe 4 Mixture 4 Rks Harmonic Flute 4 Trombone 16 Clarinet 8 Contra Tuba 16 Mixture 3 Rks Twelfth 3 Bassoon 16 Vox Humana 8 Tuba 8 Mixture 2 Rks Fifteenth 2 Trumpet 8 Octave Oboe 4 Tuba Clarion 4 Contra Trombone 64 Mixture 3 Rks Cornopean 8 Carillon Bells 2 Contra Posaune 32 Cymbel 4 Rks Horn 8 Posaune 16 Sharp Mixture 4 Rks Oboe 8 Trombone 16 Furniture 5 Rks Clarion 4 Bassoon 16 Contra Posaune 16 Trumpet 8 Posaune 8 Clarion 4 Trumpet 8 Clarion 4Gallery edit nbsp Rehearsing on the Organ nbsp The Sydney Town Hall Centennial Hall interiorReferences edit a b City of Sydney Homepage The Grand Organ 29 December 2007 Betteridge Margaret 2008 Sydney Town Hall the building and its collection Sydney Council of the City of Sydney p 85 ISBN 9780975119648 Sydneytownhall External links editThe Grand Organ City of Sydney The Organ Music Society of Sydney Sydney Town Hall Organ Specifications nbsp This article relating to free reed aerophones is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sydney Town Hall Grand Organ amp oldid 1161347239, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
