Complete description of the selected organ
Source: Reading Public Libraries
Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Town Hall
Municipal: Reading
Address: Blagrave Street, RG1 1QH, Reading
Website: http://www.readingarts.com/
Description nr.: 2002328.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1864)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Double Open Diapason 16' - 1882, Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8' - 1882, Claribel Flute 8', Principal 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Twelfth 3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (17.19.22), Posaune 8', Clarion 4' - 1882.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Gedact 8', Viol d'Amore 8' - 1882, Salicional 8', Flûte Harmonique 4', Piccolo Harmonique 2', Corno di Bassetto 8', Oboe 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Piccolo 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks (17.19.22), Cornopean 8', Hautboy 8', Vox Humana 8' - 1882, Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (C-a'''): Hohl Flute 8' - 1882, Concert Flute 4' - 1882, Orchestral Oboe 8' - 1882, Tuba 8' - 1882.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Violone 16' - 1882, Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Ophicleide 16' - 1882.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell Sub-Octave to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Sub-Octave.
Accessories: 4 composition pedals to Pedal and Great, 3 composition pedals to Swell, 1 trigger pedal, Reversible pedal Great-Pedal.
Source: Reading Public Libraries
Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Town Hall
Municipal: Reading
Address: Blagrave Street, RG1 1QH, Reading
Website: http://www.readingarts.com/
Description nr.: 2002328.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1864)
Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1864 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | new organ | 1882 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | rebuild | 2000 | Harrison & Harrison | restoration |
- In 1864 the Henry Willis firm built a concert organ for the Town Hall of Reading. Samuel Wesley gave the inauguration concert on October 6, 1864. After the construction of a new Town Hall, the same firm transferred the organ, but a new case was also designed and the disposition was expanded.
- On June 2, 1882, the organ was put back into use. The organ case was designed by the architect who also designed the Town Hall, Thomas Lainson. Nothing has been changed on the organ since then, except for a lowering of the pitch in 1947. Harrison & Harrison carried out a restoration in 1999. They restored the original pitch. The organ was inaugurated with a concert by Olivier Latry on March 16, 2000.
Technical data
Number of stops per division | |
- Great Organ | 11 |
- Choir Organ | 7 |
- Swell Organ | 10 |
- Solo Organ | 4 |
- Pedal Organ | 5 |
Total number of stops | 37 |
Key action | Mechanical |
Stop action | Mechanical |
Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Pitch | a' = 453 Hz |
Temperament | Equal temperament |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Double Open Diapason 16' - 1882, Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8' - 1882, Claribel Flute 8', Principal 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Twelfth 3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (17.19.22), Posaune 8', Clarion 4' - 1882.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Gedact 8', Viol d'Amore 8' - 1882, Salicional 8', Flûte Harmonique 4', Piccolo Harmonique 2', Corno di Bassetto 8', Oboe 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Piccolo 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks (17.19.22), Cornopean 8', Hautboy 8', Vox Humana 8' - 1882, Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (C-a'''): Hohl Flute 8' - 1882, Concert Flute 4' - 1882, Orchestral Oboe 8' - 1882, Tuba 8' - 1882.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Violone 16' - 1882, Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Ophicleide 16' - 1882.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell Sub-Octave to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Sub-Octave.
Accessories: 4 composition pedals to Pedal and Great, 3 composition pedals to Swell, 1 trigger pedal, Reversible pedal Great-Pedal.
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