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Photo: René Troost
Liverpool, United Kingdom (Merseyside) - Cathedral of Christ (Anglican)
Municipal: Liverpool
Address: St James Mt, L1 7AZ, Liverpool
Website: https://www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2000341.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1926)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Contra Violine 32', Double Open Diapason 16', Contra Tibia 16', Bourdon 16', Double Quint 10 2/3', Open Diapason no.1 8', Open Diapason no.2 8', Open Diapason no.3 8', Open Diapason no.4 8', Open Diapason no.5 8', Tibia 8', Doppel Flöte 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Quint 5 1/3', Octave no.1 4', Octave no.2 4', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Flûte Couverte 4', Tenth 3', Twelfth 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 5 ranks (12.17.19.21.22), Fourniture 5 ranks (19.22.24.26.29), Double Trumpet 16', Trompette Harmonique 8', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Contra Viola 16', Violin Diapason 8', Viola 8', Claribel Flute 8', Unda Maris 8', Octave Viola 4', Suabe Flöte 4', Octavin 2', Dulciana Mix 5 ranks (10.12.17.19.22), Bass Clarinet 16', Baryton 16', Corno-di-Bassetto 8', Cor Anglais 8', Vox Humana 8', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Positif: Nasaon 8', Coppel 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Gemshorn 2', Terz 1 3/5', Spitzflöte 1', Cimbel 3 ranks (29.33.36).
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Contra Geigen 16', Contra Salicional 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Geigen 8', Tibia 8', Wald Flöte 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Echo Viola 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', Octave 4', Octave Geigen 4', Salicet 4', Lieblich Flöte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Lieblich Piccolo 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Sesquialtera 5 ranks (10.12.17.19.22), Mixture 5 ranks (15.19.22.26.29), Contra Hautboy 16', Waldhorn 16', Double Trumpet 16', Hautboy 8', Krummhorn 8', Cornopean 8', Trompette Harmonique 8', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Octave Trumpet 4', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Contra Hohl Flöte 16' - Unenclosed, Contre Viole 16', Hohl Flöte 8' - Unenclosed, Viole-de-Gambe 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Violes Célestes 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Octave Hohl Flöte 4' - Unenclosed, Octave Viole 4', Concert Flute 4', Violette 2', Piccolo Harmonique 2', Cornet des Violes 3 ranks (10.12.15), Cor Anglais 16', Contra Tromba 16', Clarinet 8', Oboe 8', Bassoon 8', French Horn 8', Tromba Réal 8', Tromba 8', Tromba Clairon 4', Tremulant.
Bombarde Organ (C-c''''): Grand Chorus 10 ranks (5.8.12.15.19.22.26.29), Contra Tuba 16', Tuba 8', Tuba Magna 8' - 1997, Tuba Clarion 4'.
Corona Organ: Trompette Militaire 8' - 1997.
Central Organ (C-c''''):
Manual: Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Principal 4', Super Octave 2', Mixture 2-6 ranks.
Pedal: Bourdon 16'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'):
Unenclosed Section: Resultant Bass 64', Double Open Bass 32', Double Open Diapason 32', Contra Violine 32' - Transmisie, Double Quint 21 1/3', Open Bass no.1 16', Open Bass no.2 16', Tibia 16' - transmissie, Open Diapason 16', Contra Basso 16', Dolce 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3', Octave 8', Principal 8', Stopped Flute 8', Twelfth 5 1/3', Fifteenth 4', Mixture 3 ranks (17.19.22), Fourniture 5 ranks (15.19.22.26.29), Contra Bombarde 32', Ophicleide 16', Bombarde 16', Bombarde 8', Clarion 8', Bombarde 4'.
Enclosed Section: Geigen 16', Violon 16', Violoncello 8', Open Flute 8', Flûte Triangulaire 4', Contra Trombone 32', Trombone 16', Fagotto 16', Octave Bassoon 8'.
Couplers: Bombarde Octave, Bombarde Unison Off, Bombarde Sub Octave, Solo Octave, Solo Unison Off, Solo Sub Octave, Swell Octave, Swell Unison Off, Swell Sub Octave, Choir Octave, Choir Unison Off, Choir Sub Octave, Bombarde to Choir, Solo to Choir, Swell to Choir, Great to Choir, Bombarde to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Great, Choir to Great, Solo to Swell, Great to Bombarde, Bombarde to Pedal, Solo Tenor Solo to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Corona Octave, Corona Sub Octave, Central Octave, Central Sub Octave, Corona on Bombarde, Corona on Choir, Central on Bombarde, Central on Great, Great & Central Combinations Coupled.
Accessories: 10 Thumb Pistons to Great Organ, 10 Thumb Pistons to Choir Organ, 10 Thumb Pistons to Swell Organ, 10 Thumb Pistons to Solo Organ, 4 Thumb Pistons to Bombarde Organ, 3 Thumb Pistons to Corona Organ, 4 Thumb Pistons to Central Organ, 10 Toe Pistons to Pedal Organ, 10 General Pistons, Pedal Stops Off, All Doubles Off, All Couplers Off, Octave Coupler Cancel, Swell pistons on General toe pistons.
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Photo: René Troost
Liverpool, United Kingdom (Merseyside) - Cathedral of Christ (Anglican)
Municipal: Liverpool
Address: St James Mt, L1 7AZ, Liverpool
Website: https://www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2000341.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1926)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1926 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | new organ | 1960 | J.W. Walker & Sons | rebuild | 1977 | Harrison & Harrison | restoration |
- The enormous organ in Liverpool Cathedral was built from 1912 to 1926 by Henry Willis & Sons. The organ designer was mr. W.J. Ridley, who invented the stop list in 1905. The cathedral's organ committee received £ 10,000 from Mrs. Barrow. After she donated even more money, the plan for the organ was expanded. Henry Willis started construction in 1912. Construction in the church could not begin until 1923. on July 19, 1924 it first sounded with church chants, but finally on October 18, 1926 it was put into use in its entirety. The organ has 145 stops, with only 2 transmissions applied. It was the largest pipe organ that had ever been built until then.
- Originally the organ had a pneumatic action, but during a restoration in the years 1958-1960 the action was made electric. The organ has six works, which can be played from a large five-manual console. There is also a smaller console with two keyboards, which is mobile.
- In 1997 a new high pressure stop was installed in the Corona Gallery, right under the vault of the tower: the Trompette Militaire. Also a Tuba Magna was added that year. In 2007 a new central division was installed.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 29 |
| - Choir Organ | 23 |
| - Swell Organ | 31 |
| - Solo Organ | 22 |
| - Bombarde Organ | 5 |
| - Corona Organ | 1 |
| - Pedal Organ | 35 |
| - Central Organ Manual | 5 |
| - Central Organ Pedal | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 152 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Contra Violine 32', Double Open Diapason 16', Contra Tibia 16', Bourdon 16', Double Quint 10 2/3', Open Diapason no.1 8', Open Diapason no.2 8', Open Diapason no.3 8', Open Diapason no.4 8', Open Diapason no.5 8', Tibia 8', Doppel Flöte 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Quint 5 1/3', Octave no.1 4', Octave no.2 4', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Flûte Couverte 4', Tenth 3', Twelfth 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 5 ranks (12.17.19.21.22), Fourniture 5 ranks (19.22.24.26.29), Double Trumpet 16', Trompette Harmonique 8', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Contra Viola 16', Violin Diapason 8', Viola 8', Claribel Flute 8', Unda Maris 8', Octave Viola 4', Suabe Flöte 4', Octavin 2', Dulciana Mix 5 ranks (10.12.17.19.22), Bass Clarinet 16', Baryton 16', Corno-di-Bassetto 8', Cor Anglais 8', Vox Humana 8', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Positif: Nasaon 8', Coppel 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Gemshorn 2', Terz 1 3/5', Spitzflöte 1', Cimbel 3 ranks (29.33.36).
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Contra Geigen 16', Contra Salicional 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Geigen 8', Tibia 8', Wald Flöte 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Echo Viola 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', Octave 4', Octave Geigen 4', Salicet 4', Lieblich Flöte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Lieblich Piccolo 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Sesquialtera 5 ranks (10.12.17.19.22), Mixture 5 ranks (15.19.22.26.29), Contra Hautboy 16', Waldhorn 16', Double Trumpet 16', Hautboy 8', Krummhorn 8', Cornopean 8', Trompette Harmonique 8', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Octave Trumpet 4', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Contra Hohl Flöte 16' - Unenclosed, Contre Viole 16', Hohl Flöte 8' - Unenclosed, Viole-de-Gambe 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Violes Célestes 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Octave Hohl Flöte 4' - Unenclosed, Octave Viole 4', Concert Flute 4', Violette 2', Piccolo Harmonique 2', Cornet des Violes 3 ranks (10.12.15), Cor Anglais 16', Contra Tromba 16', Clarinet 8', Oboe 8', Bassoon 8', French Horn 8', Tromba Réal 8', Tromba 8', Tromba Clairon 4', Tremulant.
Bombarde Organ (C-c''''): Grand Chorus 10 ranks (5.8.12.15.19.22.26.29), Contra Tuba 16', Tuba 8', Tuba Magna 8' - 1997, Tuba Clarion 4'.
Corona Organ: Trompette Militaire 8' - 1997.
Central Organ (C-c''''):
Manual: Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Principal 4', Super Octave 2', Mixture 2-6 ranks.
Pedal: Bourdon 16'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'):
Unenclosed Section: Resultant Bass 64', Double Open Bass 32', Double Open Diapason 32', Contra Violine 32' - Transmisie, Double Quint 21 1/3', Open Bass no.1 16', Open Bass no.2 16', Tibia 16' - transmissie, Open Diapason 16', Contra Basso 16', Dolce 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3', Octave 8', Principal 8', Stopped Flute 8', Twelfth 5 1/3', Fifteenth 4', Mixture 3 ranks (17.19.22), Fourniture 5 ranks (15.19.22.26.29), Contra Bombarde 32', Ophicleide 16', Bombarde 16', Bombarde 8', Clarion 8', Bombarde 4'.
Enclosed Section: Geigen 16', Violon 16', Violoncello 8', Open Flute 8', Flûte Triangulaire 4', Contra Trombone 32', Trombone 16', Fagotto 16', Octave Bassoon 8'.
Couplers: Bombarde Octave, Bombarde Unison Off, Bombarde Sub Octave, Solo Octave, Solo Unison Off, Solo Sub Octave, Swell Octave, Swell Unison Off, Swell Sub Octave, Choir Octave, Choir Unison Off, Choir Sub Octave, Bombarde to Choir, Solo to Choir, Swell to Choir, Great to Choir, Bombarde to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Great, Choir to Great, Solo to Swell, Great to Bombarde, Bombarde to Pedal, Solo Tenor Solo to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Corona Octave, Corona Sub Octave, Central Octave, Central Sub Octave, Corona on Bombarde, Corona on Choir, Central on Bombarde, Central on Great, Great & Central Combinations Coupled.
Accessories: 10 Thumb Pistons to Great Organ, 10 Thumb Pistons to Choir Organ, 10 Thumb Pistons to Swell Organ, 10 Thumb Pistons to Solo Organ, 4 Thumb Pistons to Bombarde Organ, 3 Thumb Pistons to Corona Organ, 4 Thumb Pistons to Central Organ, 10 Toe Pistons to Pedal Organ, 10 General Pistons, Pedal Stops Off, All Doubles Off, All Couplers Off, Octave Coupler Cancel, Swell pistons on General toe pistons.
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