Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > Scotland > Glasgow > St. Mungo’s (Presbyterian) Cathedral
St. Mungo’s (Presbyterian), Glasgow, Scotland
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1798 | Built |
| 1879 | Built by Willis |
| 1903 | Enlarged by Willis |
| Sources | |
| The Musical Times 725 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 57 | 57 | 16 | - |
| I. Choir ( CC-c 61 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unenclosed | |||
| 1. | Contra Gamba | 16' | |
| 2. | Gamba | 8' | |
| 3. | Echo Gamba | 8' | |
| 4. | Claribel Flute | 8' | |
| 5. | Octave Gamba | 4' | |
| 6. | Harmonic Flute | 4' | |
| 7. | Harmonic Piccolo | 2' | |
| Enclosed | |||
| 8. | Tuba | 8' | |
| 9. | Clarionet | 8' | |
| 10. | Orchestral Oboe | 8' | |
| 11. | Vox Humana | 8' | |
| i | Swell to Choir | ||
| ii | Choir Sub-Octave | ||
| iii | Swell Super-Octave | ||
| II. Great ( CC-c 61 notes) | |||
| 12. | Double Open Diapason | 16' | |
| 13. | Open Diapason I | 8' | |
| 14. | Open Diapason II | 8' | |
| 15. | Open Diapason III | 8' | |
| 16. | Claribella | 8' | |
| 17. | Principal | 4' | |
| 18. | Harmonic Flute | 4' | |
| 19. | Twelfth | 2 2/3' | |
| 20. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 21. | Sesquialtera | IV | |
| 22. | Double Trumpet | 16' | |
| 23. | Trumpet | 8' | |
| 24. | Clarion | 4' | |
| iv | Swell to Great | ||
| v | Choir to Great | ||
| vi | Solo to Great | ||
| vii | Solo to Great Sub-Octave | ||
| viii | Solo to Great Super-Octave | ||
| III. Swell ( CC-c 61 notes) | |||
| 25. | Lieblich Bourdon | 16' | |
| 26. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 27. | Lieblich Gedact | 8' | |
| 28. | Salicional | 8' | |
| 29. | Vox Angelica | 8' | |
| 30. | Lieblich Flöte | 4' | |
| 31. | Principal | 4' | |
| 32. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 33. | Mixture | III | |
| 34. | Contra Hautboy | 16' | |
| 35. | Cornopean | 8' | |
| 36. | Hautboy | 8' | |
| 37. | Clarion | 4' | |
| ix | Swell Sub-Octave | ||
| x | Swell Super-Octave | ||
| IV. Solo ( CC-c 61 notes) | |||
| 38. | Lieblich Bourdon | 16' | |
| 39. | Open Diapason | 8' | Wood. |
| 40. | Harmonic Flute | 8' | |
| 41. | String Gamba | 8' | |
| 42. | Concert Flute | 4' | |
| 43. | Harmonic Piccolo | 2' | |
| 44. | Cor Anglais | 8' | |
| 45. | Corno di Bassetto | 8' | |
| 46. | Tuba | 8' | |
| xi | Swell Sub-Octave | ||
| xii | Swell Super-Octave | ||
| Pedal ( CCC-G 32 notes) | |||
| 47. | Double Open Diapason | 32' | |
| 48. | Open Diapason | 16' | Wood. |
| 49. | Open Diapason | 16' | Metal. |
| 50. | Violone | 16' | Metal. |
| 51. | Bourdon | 16' | |
| 52. | Bass Flute | 8' | |
| 53. | Violoncello | 8' | |
| 54. | Principal | 8' | |
| 55. | Mixture | III | |
| 56. | Trombone | 16' | |
| 57. | Clarion | 8' | |
| xiii | Great to Pedal | ||
| xiv | Swell to Pedal | ||
| xv | Choir to Pedal | ||
| xvi | Solo to Pedal | ||
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Enlarged by Willis |
| Sources | |
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 57 | - | 16 | P |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1879-99 | A. L. Peace (1844-1912) |
| 1897-1929 | Herbert Walton (1869-1929) |
| 1929-36 | R. H. Clifford-Smith (1903-1991) |
| 1936-64 | Wilfred J. Emery (1904-1964) |
| 1965- | John R. Turner |
| 2010-12 | Ian Simcock |
| 2012-14 | Richard Pratt |
| 2014- | Andrew Forbes (1993-) |