Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Janco Schout
Den Haag, Nederland (Zuid-Holland) - Waalse Kerk (Église Wallonne)
Municipal: Den Haag
Address: Noordeinde 25, 2514 GB, Den Haag
Description nr.: 1000807.
De Mixtuur card number: H19.
Built by: Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1885) - opus 608
Technical data
Specification
Grand-Orgue (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Salicional 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Cornet 5 rangs (discant) - 1984, Plein Jeu 3-4 rangs - 1885/1984.
Récit Expressif (C-f'''): Cor de Nuit 8', Viola de Gamba 8', Voix Célèste 8' (c°-f'''), Flûte Octaviante 4', Octavin 2', Basson 16', Trompette 8', Basson et Hautbois 8', Clairon 4', Tremulant.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16', Basse 8', Violoncelle 8' - transmission du Grand-Orgue, Bourdon Doux 8' - transmission du Grand-Orgue, Basson 16' - transmission du Récit, Trompette 8' - transmission du Récit.
Other stops: Tacet.
Couplers: Copula Récit au Grand-Orgue, Tirasse Grand-Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Accessories: Appels et renvois Plein Jeu, Appels et renvois Grand Choeur, Expression.
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Photo: Janco Schout
Den Haag, Nederland (Zuid-Holland) - Waalse Kerk (Église Wallonne)
Municipal: Den Haag
Address: Noordeinde 25, 2514 GB, Den Haag
Description nr.: 1000807.
De Mixtuur card number: H19.
Built by: Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1885) - opus 608
Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1885 | Aristide Cavaillé-Coll | 608 | new organ | 1916 | J.C. Sanders & Zoon | modify stoplist | 1952 | J.C. Sanders & Zoon | modify stoplist | 1984 | K.B. Blank & Zoon | restoration |
- In the Waalse Kerk (French Church) at Noordeinde in The Hague, built in 1808, there was an organ by Johannes Künckel. In 1884 it was decided to have a new instrument built. On the advice of Johan Frederik Witte, they commissioned Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. He built a new organ, which was completed on November 5, 1885. The church opening took place on November 8, with Samuel de Lange Jr. as organist, and the inauguration concert followed on November 9. The organ was played by the organists of the church Willem Nicolai and Izaäk Stortenbeker, and Arie Nicolaas Koopman, organist of the 'Grote Kerk' in The Hague. The old Künckel organ has been sold to Hazerswoude-Dorp.
- In 1915-1916 J.C. Sanders changed the Plein-Jeu of the Grand-Orgue into a Sesquialter. In 1952, Sanders placed the Sesquialter on an extra slide. A new Mixture with a higher composition was placed on the vacant space. The Cor de Nuit provided Sanders with rudders, and the register was moved up a semitone.
- The organ was restored in 1983/1984 by the company K.B. Blank & Zn. Consultants during the restoration were Henk Kooiker and Maarten Vente. The Plein-Jeu was reconstructed, using the original pipework still present. A 5-rank Cornet was now placed on the extra slide, manufactured according to the example of the Cornet of the organ in the Philharmonie in Haarlem. The organ was put back into use on November 18, 1984. It was played by Henk Kooiker and Klaas Trapman on this occasion.
Technical data
Number of stops per division | |
- Grand-Orgue | 8 |
- Récit | 9 |
- Pédale | 6 (2) |
Total number of stops | 21 (17) |
Key action | Mechanical |
Stop action | Mechanical |
Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Pitch | a' = 435 Hz |
Temperament | Equal temperament |
Wind pressure | Manualen 92 mm en Pedaal 102 mm |
Specification
Grand-Orgue (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Salicional 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Cornet 5 rangs (discant) - 1984, Plein Jeu 3-4 rangs - 1885/1984.
Récit Expressif (C-f'''): Cor de Nuit 8', Viola de Gamba 8', Voix Célèste 8' (c°-f'''), Flûte Octaviante 4', Octavin 2', Basson 16', Trompette 8', Basson et Hautbois 8', Clairon 4', Tremulant.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16', Basse 8', Violoncelle 8' - transmission du Grand-Orgue, Bourdon Doux 8' - transmission du Grand-Orgue, Basson 16' - transmission du Récit, Trompette 8' - transmission du Récit.
Other stops: Tacet.
Couplers: Copula Récit au Grand-Orgue, Tirasse Grand-Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Accessories: Appels et renvois Plein Jeu, Appels et renvois Grand Choeur, Expression.
Compound stop | Composition |
Cornet V rangs (Grand-Orgue) | c': 8' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'. |
Plein Jeu III-IV rangs (Grand-Orgue) | C: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c°: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c''': 8' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
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Hendrik Kooiker bespeelt het Cavaillé-Coll orgel van de Waalse Kerk te Den Haag. - EKF 910601-2 (CD). - 1991. Uitgave in eigen beheer. |
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