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 |
- De Town Hall in Melbourne heeft een enorm groot orgel. Het werd in de jaren 1926-1929 gebouwd. Het vorige orgel van de Town Hall, van de hand van William Hill & Son uit 1872, ging in 1925 bij een brand verloren. Dit orgel had oorspronkelijk 66 registers en was in 1906 uitgebreid, waarna het door Edwin Lemare was ingespeeld. Het nieuwe orgel heeft een front dat is ontworpen door Stephenson & Meldrum. In 1939 bracht Marcel Dupré een bezoek aan Melbourne, waarbij hij het orgel bespeelde. Speciaal voor deze gelegenheid werden enkele wijzigingen uitgevoerd. Het echo-organ stelde men op in de hoofdkas, terwijl het tot die tijd op de zuidelijke galerij had gestaan. Het is later geheel verwijderd. In de jaren zeventig zijn er ook weer enkele zaken gewijzigd: nieuwe koppelingen en verwijdering van enkele registers van het Great Organ.
- In 1992 was een restauratie gepland. Het orgel heeft hele rijen koppelingen en speelhulpen. Er waren ook plannen om het orgel af te breken. Het is echter in 2001 door de firma Schantz geheel gerestaureerd. Het orgel heeft twee speeltafels, een vaste aan het orgel en een vrijstaande op het podium voor het orgel.
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 |
http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/AboutMelbourne/History/TownHallHistory/Pages/TheTownHallOrgan.aspx |
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