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Photo: Aart Wimmenhove. Date: 2008.

Photo: Aart Wimmenhove

Brescia, Italia (Brescia) - Chiesa di San Carlo (Duomo Vecchio)
Municipal: Brescia
Region:Lombardia
Address: Piazza Paolo VI, 25121, Brescia

Description nr.: 2056368.

Built by: Gian Giacomo Antegnati (1536)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1536 Gian Giacomo Antegnati  new organ
1826 Fratelli Serassi  rebuild
1959 Armando Maccarinelli  restoration


Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual23
- Pedale3
Total number of stops26
Manual compassF-f'''
Pedal compassC-b°
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Springlade
Pitcha' = 443 Hz
TemperamentEqual temperament

Specification
Manual: Principale I 8' (B/D) - 1536, Principale II 8' (B/D), Violoncello 8' (discant), Flauto Traversiere 8' (discant), Voce Umana 8' (discant) - 1536, Ottava 4' (B/D) - 1536, Flauto in Ottava 4' - 1536, Viola 4' (discant), Duodecima 2 2/3', Flauto in Duodecima 2 2/3' - 1536, Ottavino 2' (discant), Quintadecima 2' - 1536, Decimanona 1 1/3' - 1536, Vigesimaseconda 1' - 1536, Vigesimasesta e Vigesimanona 2/3' + 1/2'' - 1536, Trigesimaterza e Trigesimasesta 1/3' + 1/4'', Quadragesima e Quadragesimaterza 1/6' + 1/8'', Cornetto I (discant), Cornetto II (discant), Cornetto in XV 2' (bas) - 1536, Fagotto 16' (bas), Tromba 8' (discant), Clarone 4' (bas).
Pedale (C-b°): Contrabassi con Ottave, Contrabassi Secondi, Timballi alli Pedali.

Literature The European Organ 1450 - 1850 / Peter Williams. - London : B T Batsford Ltd, 1966.
Recordings
  • Frescobaldi : Werke für Cembalo und Orgel / Gustav Leonhardt. - Harmonia Mundi HM 30317 I (LP). - 1980.
  • Italian Organ Music of the Baroque / Stefano Innocenti. - Musical Heritage Society MHS 4064 (LP). - 1979.
Links http://www.shingarov.com/brescia/organ/

Photo: Aart Wimmenhove. Date: 2008.
Photo: Aart Wimmenhove
Date: ca. 1958.