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Southampton, United Kingdom (Hampshire) - Church of Saint Mary
Municipal: Southampton
Address: 135 St Mary Street, SO14 1NX, Southampton
Website: http://www.southamptonchurches.com/stmarys.htm

Description nr.: 2056514.

Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1956)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1956 firma Henry Willis & Sons  new organ
1994 Griffiths & Cooper  restoration

Een van de grootste orgels aan de Engelse zuidkust staat in Saint Mary's Church in Southampton. Het instrument werd gebouwd in 1956 door de firma Henry Willis & Sons Het vorige orgel ging verloren door bombardementen in de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Het instrument is in 1994 gerestaureerd door de firma Griffiths & Cooper.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ13
- Choir Organ15
- Swell Organ14
- Pedal Organ17
Total number of stops59
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', First Open Diapason 8', Second Open Diapason 8', Third Open Diapason 8', Gedeckt 8', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Tromba 16', Tromba 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Contra Dulciana 16', Open Diapason 8', Violoncello 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', French Flûte Couverte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', English Horn 16', Corno di Bassetto 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Trumpet 8', Tuba 8', Tremolo.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Geigen Principal 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Viol d'Amour 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Fugara 4', Suabe Flute 4', Flageolet 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Cimbel Mixture 3 ranks, Waldhorn 16', Dulzian 16', Trumpet 8', Hautboy 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Sub Bass 32', Open Bass 16', Violon 16', Bourdon 16', Dulciana 16', Octave Bass 8', Principal 8', Flute 8', Octave Flute 4', Cornet 3 ranks, Contra Tuba 32', Bass Tuba 16', Tromba 16', Waldhorn 16', Dulzian 16', English Horn 16', Tuba 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Great Octave, Swell to Great Suboctave, Swell to Choir, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off, Great to Pedal, Great to Pedal Octave, Choir to Pedal, Choir to Pedal Octave, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal Octave.
Accessories: 0-6 thumb pistons to each manual, 0-6 general thumb pistons, General Crescendo, Tuba and Bass Tuba soft stops off, Pedal Tromba on Swell, Pedal Contra Tuba on Choir, General Cancel.

Recordings Bach Liszt Brahms : Fantasias & Fugues / Wayne Marshall. - BBC Music MM71 (CD). - 1998.
Links http://www.southamptonchurches.com/musicatstmarys.htm