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Foto: John Maidment. Datering: 23 June 2010.

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Sydney, Australia (New South Wales) - Town Hall, Centennial Hall
Gemeente: Sydney
Adres: 483 George Street, 2000, Sydney
Website: http://www.sydneytownhall.com.au/

Beschrijving nr.: 2000477.

Gebouwd door: William Hill & Sons (1889)


Het grote concertorgel in de Town Hall in Sydney is het grootste instrument gebouwd door de firma Hill & Son. Het werd in juli 1889 in de werkplaats voltooid, waar het kon worden gekeurd. Hierna werd het naar Australië vervoerd en in 1890 in het stadhuis geïnstalleerd. Op 9 augustus 1890 werd het inauguratieconcert gegeven door William Thomas Best.

Technische gegevens
Aantal registers per werk
- Great Organ28
- Choir Organ20
- Swell Organ24
- Solo Organ20
- Echo Organ8
- Pedal Organ26
Totaal aantal stemmen126
ToetstractuurPneumatisch
RegistertractuurPneumatisch
Windlade(n)Sleepladen
Toonhoogtea' = 440 Hz
TemperatuurEqual Temperament

Dispositie
Great Organ (C-c''''): Contra Bourdon 32' (c°-c''''), Bourdon 16', Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 1 8', Open Diapason 2 8', Open Diapason 3 8', Open Diapason 4 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Vuika 8', Spitz Flöte 8', Gamba 8', Hohl Flöte 8', Rohr Flöte 8', Quint 6', Harmonic Flute 4', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Octave 4', Twelfth 3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Cymbal 4 ranks, Sharp Mixture 4 ranks, Furniture 5 ranks, Contra Posaune 16', Posaune 8', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Contra Dulciana 16', Open Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Flauto Traverso 8', Hohl Flöte 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Octave 4', Violino 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Celestina 4', Twelfth 3', Fifteenth 2', Dulcet 2', Dulciana Mixture 3 ranks, Bassoon 16', Oboe 8', Clarinet 8', Vox Humana 8', Octave Oboe 4'.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Salicional 8', Dulciana 8', Vox Angelica 8', Hohl Flöte 8', Octave 4', Gemshorn 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Rohr Flöte 4', Twelfth 3', Fifteenth 2', Piccolo 1', Mixture 4 ranks, Furniture 5 ranks, Trombone 16', Bassoon 16', Horn 8', Trumpet 8', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Violin Diapason 8', Flauto Traverso 8', Doppel Flöte 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viola 8', Octave 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Contra Fagotto 16', Cor Anglais 8', Corno di Bassetto 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Harmonic Trumpet 8', Octave Oboe 4', Contra Tuba 16', Tuba 8', Tuba Clarion 4', Carillon.
Echo Organ (C-c''''): Viol d'Amour 8', Unda Maris 8' (2 ranks), Lieblich Gedackt 8', Viol d'Amour 4', Flageolet 2', Echo Dulciana Cornet 4 ranks, Glockenspiel 4 ranks, Basset Horn 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason Wood 32', Double Open Diapason Metal 32', Contra Bourdon 32', Open Diapason Wood 16', Open Diapason Metal 16', Violone 16', Gamba 16', Dulciana 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 12', Octave 8', Prestant 8', Violoncello 8', Bass Flute 8', Twelfth 6', Fifteenth 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks, Mixture 2 ranks, Contra Trombone Wood 64', Contra Posaune Metal 32', Posaune 16', Trombone 16', Bassoon 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Koppelingen: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Solo to Choir, Echo to Swell, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Sub Octave, Solo Octave, Pedal to Great Pistons.
Speelhulpen: 7 Thumb Pistons to Great, 7 Thumb Pistons to Choir, 7 Thumb Pistons to Swell, 3 Thumb Pistons to Solo.

Literatuur
  • Aankondiging van de bouw in: Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 6. Band No. 25, 1. Juni 1886.
  • Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 7. Band No. 23, 11 Mai 1887.
  • Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 9. Band, No. 29, 11 Juli 1889.
  • Orgelbau-Nachrichten : Die große Orgel für das Stadthaus in Sydney / Wm. Hill & Son. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 10. Jahrg. No. 14, 11. Februar 1890.
  • Die grosse Orgel für die Stadthalle in Sydney. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 11. Jahrg. No.12, 21. Januar 1891.
  • Notizen über Englands Orgelbau (Fortsetzung) / Ldt. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 19. Jahrg., No. 34, 1. September 1899.
  • De Australische orgelwereld : een overzicht - deel 1 / Robert Ampt, vertaald door Margriet van Reekum. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 84 nr. 5, mei 1988.
  • The Sydney Town Hall Organ : William Hill & Son's Magnum Opus / Robert Ampt. - Sydney : Birralee Publishing, 1999.
  • A Diverse Heritage : organs in historic urban and rural settings in New South Wales : 33rd Annual Conference 5 - 11 April 2010 : Conference Book. - Camberwell Victoria : OHTA, 2010.
  • Historic Organs of Australia : October 31 - November 13, 2017 14 Days with J. Michael Barone. - [S.l.] : Pipedreams, 2017.
Opnamen
  • Centenary plus / Robert Ampt. - MD 3148 (CD).
  • Meditation : Olivier Messiaen / David Rumsey. - Tall Poppies WAL 80212 (CD). - 1994.
  • Music for a grand organ / David Drury. - ABC Classics 432 527-2 (CD). - 1990.
  • The Hill organ of Sydney Town Hall / Jane Watts. - Priory PRCD 515 (CD). - (Great Australian Organs ; 1). - 1995.
  • Robert Ampt plays the 1890 Hill Grand Concert Organ of Sydney Town Hall (Australia) / Robert Ampt. - M. Woodward (LP). - 1986.
Links http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/AboutSydney/HistoryAndArchives/CivicHistory/SydneyTownHall/TheGrandOrgan.asp
http://www.ohta.org.au/confs/Sydney/SYDNEYTOWNHALL.html

Foto: René Troost. Datering: 2023.
Foto: René Troost
Foto: René Troost. Datering: 2023.
Foto: René Troost
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Foto: René Troost. Datering: 2023.
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Foto: René Troost. Datering: 2023.
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Foto: René Troost. Datering: 2023.
Foto: René Troost