Complete description of the selected organ
Source: Pipe Dreams
Melbourne, Australia (Victoria) - Town Hall
Municipal: Melbourne
Address: 90-130 Swanston Street, 3000, Melbourne VIC
Website: https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/
Description nr.: 2000537.
Built by: Norman & Beard Hill (1929)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Tibia Profunda 16' - buiten de kas, Double Open Diapason 16' - buiten de kas, Diapason Phonon 8' - buiten de kas, Open Diapason I 8' - buiten de kas, Open Diapason II 8', Tibia Plena 8' (from a) - buiten de kas, Gamba Major 8', Hohl Flöte 8', Principal 4', Octave Diapason 4' - buiten de kas, Wald Flöte 4', Stopped Quint 3', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Grand Fourniture 6-7 ranks, Contra Trombone 32' - verwijderd, Trombone 16' - gereconstrueerd, Tromba 8', Harmonic Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Violone 16', Diapason Phonon 8', Geigen Principal 8', Cor de Nuit 8', Aeoline 8', Vox Angelica 8' (from F), Octave Gamba 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Harmonic Quint 3', Salicetina 2', Mixture 2 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Vox Humana 8', Oboe 8', Horn 8', Orchestral Trumpet 8', Clarion 8', Tremulant.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Contra Salicional 16', Horn Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Corno Flute 8', Lieblich Flöte 8', Echo Viola 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Dulciana Cornet 3 ranks - gereconstrueerd, Closed Horn 8'.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Quintaton 16', Violoncello 8', Salicional 8', Harmonic Claribel 8', Concert Flute Harmonique 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Schalmei 16', Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tuba 16', Tuba 8', Tuba 4', Tuba Sonora 8', Glockenspiel, Car, Tremulant.
Orchestral String Organ (C-c''''): Contra Viola 16', Tibia Clausa 8', Viol d'Orchestre 8', String Celeste 8', Octave Viola 4', Tiercina 3 1/5', Quint Viola 3', Violette 2', Tremulant.
Echo Organ (C-c''''):
Section I: Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Geigen Principal 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Viola 4', Lieblich Flöte 4', Tibia Mollis 4', Vox Mystica 8', Musette 8'.
Section II: Viole Sourdine 8', Viole Celestes 8', Zauber Flöte 8', Unda Maris 8', Harmonia Aethera 4 ranks, Post Horn 8', Harp.
Echo Pedal Organ: Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Flute Bass 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Tibia Profunda 32', Double Open Diapason 32', Great Bass 16', Tibia Profunda 16', Open Diapason 16', Contra Bass 16', Violone 16', String Bass 16', Bourdon 16', Contra Salicional 16', Quint 10 2/3', Flute Major 8', Principal 8', Violoncello 8', Stopped Flute 8', Super Octave 4', Grand Fourniture 6 ranks, Diaphone 32', Diaphone 16', Tuba 16', Trombone 16', Schalmei 16', Tuba 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Choir to Great, Choir to Great 16', Choir to Great 4', Solo to Great, Solo to Great 16', Solo to Great 4', Octave Coupler to Great, Solo to Swell, Solo to Swell 16', Solo to Swell 4', Swell to Choir, Swell to Choir 16', Swell to Choir 4', Solo to Choir, Solo to Choir 16', Solo to Choir 4', Great Reeds to Choir, Great to Pedal, Great to Pedal 4', Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Choir to Pedal, Choir to Pedal 4', Solo to Pedal, Solo to Pedal 4'.
Accessories: Diverse vrije en vaste combinaties, Generaal-crescendo.
Source: Pipe Dreams
Melbourne, Australia (Victoria) - Town Hall
Municipal: Melbourne
Address: 90-130 Swanston Street, 3000, Melbourne VIC
Website: https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/
Description nr.: 2000537.
Built by: Norman & Beard Hill (1929)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1929 | Norman & Beard Hill | new organ | 2001 | Schantz Organ Company | restoration |
- The Town Hall in Melbourne has a huge organ. It was built in the years 1926-1929. The previous organ of the Town Hall, by William Hill & Son from 1872, was lost in a fire in 1925. This organ originally had 66 stops and was extended in 1906, after which inaugurated with a concert by Edwin H. Lemare. The new organ has a front designed by Stephenson & Meldrum. In 1939 Marcel Dupré visited Melbourne, where he played the organ. A few changes were made especially for this occasion. The echo organ was placed in the main case, whereas until then it had been in the south gallery. It was later removed completely. In the seventies a few things were changed again: new couplings and the removal of a few stops of the Great Organ.
- In 1992 a restoration was planned. The organ has a large number of couplings and playing aids. There were also plans to demolish the organ. However, it was completely restored in 2001 by the Schantz company. The organ has two consoles, one fixed to the organ and one freestanding on the podium in front of the organ.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 20 |
| - Swell Organ | 17 |
| - Choir Organ | 9 |
| - Solo Organ | 13 |
| - Orchestral String Organ | 8 |
| - Echo Organ | 17 |
| - Pedal Organ | 23 |
| Total number of stops | 107 |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
| Pitch | a' = 435 Hz |
| Temperament | Equal temperament |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Tibia Profunda 16' - buiten de kas, Double Open Diapason 16' - buiten de kas, Diapason Phonon 8' - buiten de kas, Open Diapason I 8' - buiten de kas, Open Diapason II 8', Tibia Plena 8' (from a) - buiten de kas, Gamba Major 8', Hohl Flöte 8', Principal 4', Octave Diapason 4' - buiten de kas, Wald Flöte 4', Stopped Quint 3', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Grand Fourniture 6-7 ranks, Contra Trombone 32' - verwijderd, Trombone 16' - gereconstrueerd, Tromba 8', Harmonic Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Violone 16', Diapason Phonon 8', Geigen Principal 8', Cor de Nuit 8', Aeoline 8', Vox Angelica 8' (from F), Octave Gamba 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Harmonic Quint 3', Salicetina 2', Mixture 2 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Vox Humana 8', Oboe 8', Horn 8', Orchestral Trumpet 8', Clarion 8', Tremulant.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Contra Salicional 16', Horn Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Corno Flute 8', Lieblich Flöte 8', Echo Viola 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Dulciana Cornet 3 ranks - gereconstrueerd, Closed Horn 8'.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Quintaton 16', Violoncello 8', Salicional 8', Harmonic Claribel 8', Concert Flute Harmonique 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Schalmei 16', Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tuba 16', Tuba 8', Tuba 4', Tuba Sonora 8', Glockenspiel, Car, Tremulant.
Orchestral String Organ (C-c''''): Contra Viola 16', Tibia Clausa 8', Viol d'Orchestre 8', String Celeste 8', Octave Viola 4', Tiercina 3 1/5', Quint Viola 3', Violette 2', Tremulant.
Echo Organ (C-c''''):
Section I: Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Geigen Principal 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Viola 4', Lieblich Flöte 4', Tibia Mollis 4', Vox Mystica 8', Musette 8'.
Section II: Viole Sourdine 8', Viole Celestes 8', Zauber Flöte 8', Unda Maris 8', Harmonia Aethera 4 ranks, Post Horn 8', Harp.
Echo Pedal Organ: Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Flute Bass 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Tibia Profunda 32', Double Open Diapason 32', Great Bass 16', Tibia Profunda 16', Open Diapason 16', Contra Bass 16', Violone 16', String Bass 16', Bourdon 16', Contra Salicional 16', Quint 10 2/3', Flute Major 8', Principal 8', Violoncello 8', Stopped Flute 8', Super Octave 4', Grand Fourniture 6 ranks, Diaphone 32', Diaphone 16', Tuba 16', Trombone 16', Schalmei 16', Tuba 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Choir to Great, Choir to Great 16', Choir to Great 4', Solo to Great, Solo to Great 16', Solo to Great 4', Octave Coupler to Great, Solo to Swell, Solo to Swell 16', Solo to Swell 4', Swell to Choir, Swell to Choir 16', Swell to Choir 4', Solo to Choir, Solo to Choir 16', Solo to Choir 4', Great Reeds to Choir, Great to Pedal, Great to Pedal 4', Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Choir to Pedal, Choir to Pedal 4', Solo to Pedal, Solo to Pedal 4'.
Accessories: Diverse vrije en vaste combinaties, Generaal-crescendo.
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| Recordings |
Melbourne sounds grand / Thomas Heywood. - Move Digital MD 3120 (CD). - 1992. |
| Links |
https://www.schantzorgan.com/pipe-organs/melbourne-town-hall |
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