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Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Henrik West. Date: 24 March 2014.

Photo: Henrik West

Oxford, United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) - Queen's College Chapel
Municipal: Oxford
Address: 40 High Street, OX1 4AP, Oxford
Website: http://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/

Description nr.: 2000863.

Built by: Th. Frobenius & Sønner (1965) - opus 600


In 1965 Frobenius built an organ in the chapel of Queens College, Oxford, on the advice of the organist of this college, James Dalton. The organ case is a design by Fin Ditlevsen. The instrument has had a major influence on organ building in England in those days.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hovedværk8
- Brystværk7
- Pedal7
Total number of stops22
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 440 Hz
TemperamentLindley

Specification
Hovedværk (C-g'''): Gedakt 16', Principal 8', Rørfløjte 8', Oktav 4', Oktav 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (12.17), Mixtur 4 ranks, Trompet 8'.
Brystværk (in zwelkast) (C-g'''): Gedakt 8', Principal 4', Rørfløjte 4', Gemshorn 2', Quint 1 1/3', Scharf 3 ranks, Krumhorn 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbas 16', Principal 8', Gedakt 8', Oktav 4', Mixtur 3 ranks, Fagot 16', Skalmej 4'.
Couplers: Hovedværk - Brystværk, Pedal - Hovedværk, Pedal - Brystværk.

Literature
  • Orgelbouwnieuws. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 61 nr. 12, december 1965.
  • The organs in the Queen's College, Oxford and Blenheim Palace, Woodstock / D.G. Jones and J.P. Morgan. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 19, 1966.
  • Dispositionen zweimanualiger Orgeln : Band 2 : 1959-1968 / Uwe Pape. - [S.l.] : [Pape Verlag], [1969].
  • The classical organ in Britain 1955-1974 / John P. Rowntree, John F. Brennan. - Oxford : Positif Press, 1975.
  • Grote Engelse organisten spelen geen werk van hun landgenoten : Internationaal orgelcongresweek juli/aug. '80 centrum Oxford : deel 2 / Jan W. van Spronsen. - In: De Orgelvriend, jrg. 23, nr. 7, juli 1981.
  • The organs of Oxford / Robert Pacey, Michael Popkin. - Oxford : Positif Press, 1997.
Recordings
  • Johann Pachelbel : Organ Works - Volume 1 / Matthew Owens. - Resonus Classics RES10285 (CD). - 2021.
  • The Organs of Oxford Vol. I / Robin Kimber, Magnus Williamson, Nicholas O'Neill, James Dalton, David Burchell. - OxRecs OXCD-41 (CD). - 1991. - Recorded in Sheldonian Theatre, Magdalen College, Queen's College and New College in Oxford.
  • J.S. Bach : An introduction to Bach's organ works / Nicholas Danby. - Oryx EXP 3 (LP). - 1968.
Photo: Henrik West. Date: 24 March 2014.
Photo: Henrik West
 Photo: Th. Frobenius & Sønner Orgelbyggeri. Date: 1964.
Photo: Th. Frobenius & Sønner Orgelbyggeri