Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > New Zealand > Auckland > St. Matthew’s-in-the-City
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1865 | Built by Willis |
| 1939 | Rebuilt by Lawton & Osborne |
| 1972 | Rebuilt by Croft |
| Status | |
| Destroyed | |
| Sources | |
| The Musical Times 276 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 41 | - | 8 | EP |
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Built by Willis |
| Status | |
| Present | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 58 | - | 18 | EP |
| I. Choir (Electro-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 2. | Hohl Flute | 8' | |
| 3. | Viola da Gamba | 8' | |
| 4. | Vox Angelica | 8' | |
| 5. | Concert Flute | 4' | |
| 6. | Twelfth | 2 2/3' | |
| 7. | Harmonic Piccolo | 2' | |
| 8. | Tierce | 1 3/5' | |
| 9. | Corno-di-Bassetto | 8' | |
| 10. | Posaune | 8' | |
| i | Solo to Choir | ||
| ii | Swell to Choir | ||
| iii | Choir octave | ||
| iv | Choir unison off | ||
| v | Choir sub-octave | ||
| II. Great (Electro-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes) | |||
| 11. | Contre Bourdon | 32' | |
| 12. | Double Open Diapason | 16' | |
| 13. | Open Diapason No. 1 | 8' | |
| 14. | Open Diapason No. 2 | 8' | |
| 15. | Dulciana | 8' | |
| 16. | Claribel Flute | 8' | |
| 17. | Principal | 4' | |
| 18. | Harmonic Flute | 4' | |
| 19. | Twelfth | 2 2/3' | |
| 20. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 21. | Mixture | IV | |
| 22. | Trumpet | 8' | |
| 23. | Clarion | 4' | |
| vi | Solo to Great | ||
| vii | Swell to Great | ||
| viii | Choir to Great | ||
| III. Swell (Electro-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes) | |||
| 24. | Bourdon | 16' | |
| 25. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 26. | Lieblich Gedact | 8' | |
| 27. | Salicional | 8' | |
| 28. | Voix Céleste | 8' | |
| 29. | Gemshorn | 4' | |
| 30. | Flûte Couverte | 4' | |
| 31. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 32. | Mixture | IV | |
| 33. | Contra Fagotto | 16' | |
| 34. | Oboe | 8' | |
| 35. | Trumpet | 8' | |
| 36. | Tremolo | ||
| ix | Swell octave | ||
| x | Swell unison off | ||
| xi | Swell sub-octave | ||
| IV. Solo (Electro-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes) | |||
| 37. | Flûte Harmonique | 8' | |
| 38. | Bombarde | 16' | |
| 39. | Tuba | 8' | |
| 40. | Trompette Militaire | 8' | |
| 41. | Tuba Clarion | 4' | |
| 42. | Tremolo | ||
| xii | Solo octave | ||
| xiii | Solo unison off | ||
| xiv | Solo sub-octave | ||
| Pedal (Electro-pneumatic CC-g 32 notes) | |||
| 43. | Contre Bourdon | 32' | |
| 44. | Open Diapason | 16' | |
| 45. | Violone | 16' | |
| 46. | Bourdon | 16' | |
| 47. | Quint | 10 2/3' | |
| 48. | Octave | 8' | |
| 49. | Violoncello | 8' | |
| 50. | Bass Flute | 8' | |
| 51. | Decima | 6 2/5' | |
| 52. | Octave Quint | 5 1/3' | |
| 53. | Septième | 4 4/7' | |
| 54. | Super Octave | 4' | |
| 55. | Octave Flute | 4' | |
| 56. | Contre Bombarde | 32' | |
| 57. | Ophicleide | 16' | |
| 58. | Contra Fagotto | 16' | |
| 59. | Trumpet | 8' | |
| 60. | Clarion | 4' | |
| xv | Solo to Pedal | ||
| xvi | Swell to Pedal | ||
| xvii | Great to Pedal | ||
| xviii | Choir to Pedal | ||
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| George Wilson | |
| Stephen Beech | |
| Roger Harris | |
| Arthur Towsey (1846-1931) | |
| 1884-87 | Neville George Barnett (1854-1895) |
| Richard Prothero (1935-) | |