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Thursday, May 17, 2012


  

THE NEW QUIRE ORGAN

KENNETH TICKELL 2008

  

Great

1

 

Violone

16

 

 

2

 

Open Diapason

8

 

 

3

 

Open Flute

8

 

 

4

 

Gamba

8

 

 

5

 

Principal

4

 

 

6

 

Chimney Flute

4

 

 

7

 

Twelfth

2 2/3

 

 

8

 

Nasard

2 2/3

 

 

9

 

Fifteenth

2

 

 

10

 

Open Flute

2

 

 

11

 

Tierce

1 3/5

 

 

12

 

Mixture

IV

 

 

13

 

Trumpet

8

 

 

14

 

Clarion

4

 

 

i

 

Tremulant

 

 

 

ii

 

Solo to Great

 

 

 

iii

 

Swell to Great

 

 

 

iv

 

Choir to Great

 

 

 

v

 

Transept Great on Great

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swell

15

 

Bourdon

16

 

 

16

 

Open Diapason

8

 

 

17

 

Gedeckt

8

 

 

18

 

Salicional

8

 

 

19

 

Voix Celeste

8

 

 

20

 

Principal

4

 

 

21

 

Spitz Flute

4

 

 

22

 

Gemshorn

2

 

 

23

 

Mixture

IV

 

 

24

 

Contra Fagotto

16

 

 

25

 

Trumpet

8

 

 

26

 

Oboe

8

 

 

27

 

Vox Humuna

8

 

 

28

 

Clarion

4

 

 

vi

 

Tremulant

 

 

 

vii

 

Octave

 

 

 

viii

 

Sub Octave

 

 

 

ix

 

Unison Off

 

 

 

x

 

Solo to Swell

 

 

 

xi

 

Transept Swell on Swell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choir

29

 

Stopped Diapason

8

 

 

30

 

Viola

8

 

 

31

 

Viola Celeste

8

 

 

32

 

Principal

4

 

 

33

 

Nason Flute

4

 

 

34

 

Fifteenth

2

 

 

35

 

Sesquialtera

II

 

 

36

 

Mixture

III

 

 

37

 

Trumpet

8

 

 

xii

 

Tremulant

 

 

 

xiii

 

Swell to Choir

 

 

 

xiv

 

Solo to Choir

 

 

 

xv

 

Octave

 

 

 

xvi

 

Sub Octave

 

 

 

xvii

 

Unison Off

 

 

 

xviii

 

Great reeds on Choir

 

 

 

xix

 

Transept Great on Choir

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solo

38

 

Harmonic Flute

8

 

 

39

 

Viole d'Orchestre

8

  Hope Jones

 

40

 

Cor Anglais

16

 

 

41

 

Clarinet

8

 

 

42

 

Hautbois

8

 

 

43

 

Tuba

8

  unenclosed

 

xx

 

Octave

 

 

 

xxi

 

Sub Octave

 

 

 

xxii

 

Unison Off

 

 

 

xxiii

 

Great reeds on Solo

 

 

 

xxiv

 

Transept Great on Solo

 

 

 

xxv

 

Transept Swell on Solo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pedal 

45

 

Open Diapason

16

 

 

46

 

Violone

16

  from Great

 

47

 

Sub Bass

16

 

 

48

 

Principal

8

 

 

49

 

Flute

8

 

 

50

 

Choral Bass

4

  18th century pipes

 

51

 

Mixture

IV

 

 

52

 

Sackbut

32

 

 

53

 

Trombone

16

 

 

54

 

Fagotto

16

  from Swell

 

55

 

Trumpet

8

 

 

xxvi

 

Great to Pedal

 

 

 

xxvii

 

Swell to Pedal

 

 

 

xxviii

 

Choir to Pedal

 

 

 

xxix

 

Solo to Pedal

 

 

 

xxx

 

Solo Octave to Pedal

 

 

 

xxxi

 

Great & Pedal combs. coupled

 

xxxii

 

Swell & Pedal combs. coupled

 

xxxiii

 

Swell on General toe pistons

Electric key actions : Slider soundboards

Electric stop and combination actions with sequencer and MIDI

 

The new Quire organ was completed in July 2008 and first used at the Worcester Three Choirs Festival in August, including a recital by Dame Gillian Weir.

The Great organ is housed in a new case at triforium level on the north side of the Quire, with the Choir and Solo boxes behind. The Pedal organ is similarly housed in a matching case on the south side, with the Swell box behind. The console is placed in a new loft in the south Quire aisle.

The existing large Hill case in the transept will continue to house the 32ft flues, which will be available to both the Quire organ and the Nave organ when built. The intention is to transfer this case from the present south transept to the north transept, where it will also contain a two manual and pedal organ for use when the cathedral choir sings at the head of the Nave, and which will be playable from either console.