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Dresden, Deutschland (Sachsen) - Reformierte Kirche
Municipal: Dresden
Address: Ecke Kreuz- und Gewandhausstraße, 01067, Dresden
Website: http://www.ev-ref-gem-dresden.de/

Description nr.: 2030912.

Built by: Wilhelm Sauer Orgelbau (1894)
Destroyed (1945)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1894 Wilhelm Sauer Orgelbau  new organ
ca. 1937 Jehmlich Orgelbau  modify stoplist

  • In 1893 the Sauer company built a two-manual organ with 34 stops for the Reformierte Kirche in Dresden. This church stood on the corner of Kreuzstraße and Gewandhausstraße. On Friday, February 16, 1894, the new organ was inspected by Emil Höpner, organ expert, and the church's organist, Uso Seifert. Church and organ were dedicated on March 7, 1894.
  • The instrument was modified around 1937 by Jehmlich, who replaced the Dolce 8' on the first manual with a Cimbel 2 fach (1 1/3') and on the pedal the Cello 8' with an Octavbaß 4'. The organ was lost in March 1945 during the bombing of Dresden.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- I. Manual14
- II. Manual12
- Pedal8
Total number of stops34
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
I. Manual: Bordun 16', Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Quintatön 8', Gamba 8', Dolce 8', Gemshorn 8', Octave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Rauschquinte 2 fach (2 2/3'+2'), Cornett 3-4 fach, Mixtur 3 fach (2'), Trompete 8'.
II. Manual: Lieblich Gedackt 16', Principal Amabile 8', Zartgedackt 8', Konzertflöte 8', Salicional 8', Aeoline 8', Voix Céleste 8', Schalmei 8' - labiaal, Flauto Dolce 4', Fugara 4', Flautino 2', Progressio 2-3 fach.
Pedal: Principalbaß 16', Subbaß 16', Fugarabaß 16', Violonbaß 16', Octavbaß 8', Gedacktbaß 8', Cello 8', Posaune 16'.

Literature
  • Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 13. Jahrg. No. 19, 1. April 1893.
  • Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 14. Jahrg. No. 15, 21. Februar 1894.
  • Mixturen. - In: De Schalmei, 5e Jaargang Nr. 1, Februari 1950.
  • Der Orgelbauer Wilhelm Sauer (1831-1916) : Leben und Werk / Hans-Joachim Falkenberg. - Lauffen : Orgelbau Fachverlag Rensch, 1990. - (124. Veröffentlichung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde).