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Mariana - Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Catedral da Sé)

Mariana, Brasilia (Minas Gerais) - Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Catedral da Sé)
Municipal: Mariana
Address: R. Direita, 8, 35420-000, Mariana
Website: http://www.orgaodase.com.br/

Description nr.: 2000294.

Built by: Arp Schnitger (1712)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1712 Arp Schnitger  new organ
1712 Johann Heinrich Hulenkamp  maintenance/reparations
1753 Builder unknown  transfer/relocate
1981 firma Rudolf von Beckerath  restoration
2001 Bernhardt Edskes  restoration

  • In Mariana Cathedral is an organ by Arp Schnitger. It was probably built in the years 1710-1712 for a church in Lisbon in Portugal. It was built and completed here on site by Johann Heinrich Hulenkamp. The King of Portugal gave the instrument as a gift to the church in Mariana in 1752, where it was built in 1753.
  • A large part of the organ has been preserved without modifications. In the course of time the wind supply was altered and the keyboards were replaced. However, the old keyboards have been preserved, so that they could be replaced. In 2001 the instrument has been restored by Bernhardt Edskes.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hoofdwerk10
- Borstwerk8
- Pedaalaangehangen
Total number of stops18
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hoofdwerk (CDEFGA-c'''): Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Octave 4', Flöte 4', Quinte 3', Superoctave 2', Rauschpfeife 2 sterk, Mixtur 4 sterk, Trompete 8', Voxhumana 8'.
Borstwerk (CDEFGA-c'''): Gedackt 8', Holpijp 4', Octave 2', Spitzflöte 2', Quinte 1 1/2', Siflet 1', Sesquialter 2 sterk, Dulzian 8'.
Pedaal (CDEFGA-c'): Aangehangen.
Couplers: Hoofdwerk - Borstwerk (schuifkoppel), Pedaal - Hoofdwerk.
Accessories: Tremulant, 2 sperventielen.

Literature
  • Arp Schnitger und seine Schule : Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des Orgelbaues im Nord- und Ostseeküstengebiet / Gustav Fock. - Kassel [etc.] : Bärenreiter, 1974.
  • The Organ in Brazil : Part I: Organs to the mid-19th Century / James B. Welch. - In: The Diapason, 71st Year, No. 6, June 1980.
  • 350 jaar Arp Schnitger. - Leens : Stichting Groningen Orgelland, 1998. - Publicatie nr. 24.
  • Mariana (Brasil) Catedral Nossa Senhora da Assunção. - In: Orgelkalender 2001. - Zeist : Jacques Stinkens Orgelpijpenmakers B.V., 2000.
  • Arp Schnitger en zijn werk : Fotoboek met de bewaard gebleven orgels en orgelfronten van Arp Schnitger / Cornelius H. Edskes, Harald Vogel [red.]. - Bremen : Verlag H.M. Hauschild, 2009.
  • Arp Schnitger und sein Werk : Bildband mit den erhaltenen Orgeln und Prospekten Arp Schnitgers / Cornelius H. Edskes, Harald Vogel [red.]. - 2. revidierte Auflage. - Bremen : Verlag H.M. Hauschild, 2013. - (Veröffentlichung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde ; 241).
  • Orgelbaukunst : Festschrift für Bernhard Edskes zum 80. Geburtstag / Dirk Trüten, Sietze de Vries. - Kölliken : Buch & Netz, 2020.
Links https://www.arpschnitger.nl/smariana.html