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Details of Trinity (Episcopal) Church, Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

(Broadway)

Building History
1777Destroyed in fire
1791Rebuilt after fire
1839Declared unsafe
1846Rebuilt

1741-1763

Organ History
1741Built by John Clemm
Status
Unknown
Sources
A. H. Messiter - “A History of the Choir and Music of Trinity Church, New York” - Edwin S. Gorham, 1897, New York

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
326--T

1764-1776

Organ History
1764Built by Snetzler
Status
Destroyed
Sources
A. H. Messiter - “A History of the Choir and Music of Trinity Church, New York” - Edwin S. Gorham, 1897, New York

1791-1838

Organ History
1791Built by H. Holland of London
1839Moved to German Reformed Church, Norfolk Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Status
Moved
Sources
A. H. Messiter - “A History of the Choir and Music of Trinity Church, New York” - Edwin S. Gorham, 1897, New York

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
31919-T

I. Choir (Tracker GG-f 58 notes)
1.Stopped Diapason  
2.Dulciana  
3.Principal  
4.Flute  
5.Night Horn  
6.Cremona  
II. Great (Tracker GG-f 58 notes)
7.Open Diapason  
8.Open Diapason  
9.Twelfth  
10.Fifteenth  
11.Sesquialtera  
12.CornetV 
13.Trumpet  
III. Swell (Tracker G-f 35 notes)
14.Open Diapason  
15.Stopped Diapason  
16.Principal  
17.Cornet  
18.Hautboy  
19.Trumpet  

1839

Organ History
1839Built by Firth & Hall of New York
1839Moved to St. John’s Chapel, Varrick Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA by Firth & Hall of New York
Status
Destroyed
Sources
A. H. Messiter - “A History of the Choir and Music of Trinity Church, New York” - Edwin S. Gorham, 1897, New York

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
320--T

1846-1867

Organ History
1846Built by Henry Erben
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
A. H. Messiter - “A History of the Choir and Music of Trinity Church, New York” - Edwin S. Gorham, 1897, New York
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
330309T

I. Choir (Tracker CCC-f3)
1.Stopped Diapason  
2.Dulciana  
3.Principal  
4.Flute  
5.Fifteenth  
6.Clarionet and Bassoon  
iSwell to Choir  
iiSwell Octave to Choir  
II. Great (Tracker CCC-f3)
7.Open Diapason I  
8.Open Diapason II  
9.Stopped Diapason  
10.Flute  
11.Principal I  
12.Principal II  
13.Twelfth  
14.Fifteenth  
15.SesquialteraIII 
16.MixtureIII 
17.Trumpet  
18.Clarion  
iiiSwell to Great  
ivSwell Octave to Great  
vChoir to Great  
III. Swell (Tracker tenor C-f3)
19.Stopped Double Diapason  
20.Open Diapason  
21.Stopped Diapason  
22.Dulciana  
23.Principal  
24.CornetV 
25.Hautboy  
26.Trumpet  
27.Vox Humana  
28.Dulciana  
29.Serpent  
Pedal (Tracker CCC-C)
30.Open Diapason  
viOctave  
viiSwell to Pedal  
viiiGreat to Pedal  
ixChoir to Pedal  

1868-

Organ History
1868Enlarged by Henry Erben
1885Rebuilt by Roosevelt
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
A. H. Messiter - “A History of the Choir and Music of Trinity Church, New York” - Edwin S. Gorham, 1897, New York
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
437375T

I. Choir (Tracker CCC-f3)
1.Stopped Diapason  
2.Dulciana  
3.Principal  
4.Flute  
5.Fifteenth  
6.Clarionet and Bassoon  
iSwell to Choir  
II. Great (Tracker CCC-f3)
7.Open Diapason I  
8.Open Diapason II  
9.Stopped Diapason  
10.Principal I  
11.Principal II  
12.Flute4' 
13.Twelfth  
14.Fifteenth  
15.SesquialteraIII 
16.MixtureIII 
17.Trumpet  
18.Clarion  
iiSwell to Great  
iiiChoir to Great  
III. Swell (Tracker C-f3)
19.Stopped Double Diapason  
20.Open Diapason  
21.Stopped Diapason  
22.Dulciana  
23.Principal  
24.CornetV 
25.Hautboy  
26.Trumpet  
27.Vox Humana  
28.Dulciana  
29.Serpent  
IV. Solo (Tracker CC-f3)
30.Æolina16' 
31.Horn Diapason  
32.Gamba  
33.Melodia  
34.Harmonic Flute4' 
35.Tuba Mirabilis  
36.Cornopean  
Pedal (Tracker CCC-C)
37.Open Diapason  
ivGreat to Pedal  
vChoir to Pedal  

Chancel Organ

Organ History
1864Built by Hall & Labagh
Status
Unknown
Sources
A. H. Messiter - “A History of the Choir and Music of Trinity Church, New York” - Edwin S. Gorham, 1897, New York

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
215154T

I. Great (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
1.Open Diapason  
2.Melodia  
3.Gamba  
4.Flute  
5.Principal  
6.Fifteenth  
7.Trumpet  
iSwell to Great  
iiSwell Octave to Pedal  
II. Swell (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
8.Bordun  
9.Open Diapason  
10.Dulciana  
11.Principal  
12.CornetIII [12-15-17]  
13.Oboe  
Pedal (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
14.Bordun  
15.Violoncello  
iiiGreat to Pedal  
ivSwell to Pedal  
Organ History
1923Skinner
Status
Destroyed
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
474-33-


List of Organists
1741-42John Clemm
1743-60John Rice
1761-63Thomas Harison
1764-65James Leadbetter
1765-76John Rice
1791-95John Rice
James Hewitt (1770-1827)
1795-1804William Müller
1804-20Charles Wilson
1820-39Peter Erben (1771-1861)
1845-58Edward Hodges (1796-1867)
1858Samuel P. Tuckerman (1819-1890)
1858-65Henry Stephen Cutler (1825-1902)
1865-66William Augustus Diller (1837-1880)
1866-97Arthur H. Messiter (1834-1916)
1897-Victor Baier (1861-1921)
1922-41Channing Lefèbvre (1895-1967)
G. B. Mead (1902-1996)
David Hurd (1950-)

List of Assistant Organists
1864-65William Augustus Diller (1837-1880)
1867-68E. M. Bowman (1848-1913)
1868-73John Paul Morgan (1841-1879)
1873-79Henry Carter (1837-)
1879-80Frederick Edwin Barnes (1858-1880)
1885-97Victor Baier (1861-1921)
1897-1901Hermann H. Wetzler (1870-1943)
1901-04R. J. Winterbottom (1855-1941)