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St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England
Organ History | |
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Built by William Beton | |
Status | |
Unknown |
Organ History | |
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1697 | Built by Bernard Smith |
Status | |
Rebuilt | |
Sources | |
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, George Mate & Son, 1921. | |
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” |
Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
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2 | - | - | - | - |
Organ History | |
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1853 | Built by Hill & Son |
1856 | Moved from Panopticon, Westminster, London, England by |
Moved to Victoria Rooms, Bristol, England by Bryceson Brothers | |
Status | |
Rebuilt | |
Sources | |
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, George Mate & Son, 1921. | |
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” |
Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
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4 | 63 | 63 | 5 | - |
I. Choir | |||
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1. | Bourdon | 16 | |
2. | Gamba | 8 | |
3. | Open Diapason | 8 | |
4. | Stopped Diapason | 8 | |
5. | Octave | 4 | |
6. | Stopped Flute | 4 | |
7. | Octave Quint | 2 2/3 | |
8. | Super-octave | 2 | |
9. | Sesquialtera | ||
10. | Flageolet | 2 | |
11. | Bassoon Bass | ||
12. | Clarionet Treble | 8 | |
13. | Trumpet | 8 | |
II. Great | |||
14. | Double Open Diapason | 16 | |
15. | Open Diapason | 8 | |
16. | Open Diapason, No. 2 | 8 | |
17. | Stopped Diapason | 8 | |
18. | Salicional | 8 | |
19. | Octave | 4 | |
20. | Wald Flute | 4 | |
21. | Octave Quint | 2 2/3 | |
22. | Super-octave | 2 | |
23. | Sesquialtera | ||
24. | Mixture | ||
25. | Furniture | ||
26. | Trumpet | 16 | |
27. | Posaune | 8 | |
28. | Trumpet | 8 | |
29. | Clarion | 4 | |
i | Swell to Great | ||
ii | Choir to Great | ||
III. Swell | |||
30. | Bourdon | 16 | |
31. | Open Diapason | 8 | |
32. | Salicional | 8 | |
33. | Stopped Diapason | 8 | |
34. | Octave | 4 | |
35. | Suabe Flute | 4 | |
36. | Octave Quint | 2 2/3 | |
37. | Super-octave | 2 | |
38. | Sesquialtera | ||
39. | Cornopean | 8 | |
40. | Trumpet | 8 | |
41. | Hautboy | 8 | |
42. | Clarion | 4 | |
IV. Solo | |||
43. | 1. Grand Tuba Mirabilis | 8 | |
44. | 2. Do. Clarion | 4 | |
45. | Piccolo | 2 | |
46. | Doublette | 2 | |
47. | Vox Angelica | 8 | |
48. | Claribel | 8 | |
49. | Harmonic Flute | 4 | |
50. | Krum Horn | 8 | |
51. | Vox Humana | 8 | |
Pedal | |||
52. | Double Open Diapason | 32 | |
53. | Open Diapason | 16 | |
54. | Open Diapason | 16 | |
55. | Bourdon | 16 | |
56. | Octave | 8 | |
57. | Octave Quint | 5 1/3 | |
58. | Super-octave | 4 | |
59. | Sesquialtera | 2 2/3 | |
60. | Trombone | 16 | |
61. | Octave Trombone | 8 | |
62. | Drums | ||
iii | Pedal to Choir | ||
iv | Pedal to Swell | ||
v | Pedal to Solo | ||
63. | Pedal to Great |
Organ History | |
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1874 | Built by Willis |
Status | |
Rebuilt | |
Sources | |
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, George Mate & Son, 1921. | |
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” |
Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
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4 | 52 | 52 | 9 | - |
I. Choir ( CC-A 58) | |||
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1. | Bourdon | 16 | |
2. | Open Diapason | 8 | |
3. | Dulciana | 8 | |
4. | Violoncello | 8 | |
5. | Claribel Flute | 8 | |
6. | Lieblich Gedact | 8 | |
7. | Flute harmonique | 4 | |
8. | Principal | 4 | |
9. | Flageolet | 2 | |
10. | Corno-di-Bassetto | 8 | |
11. | Cor Anglais | 8 | |
II. Great ( CC-A 58) | |||
12. | Double Diapason | 16 | |
13. | Open Diapason | 8 | |
14. | Open Diapason | 8 | |
15. | Claribel Flute | 8 | |
16. | Quint | 5 1/3 | |
17. | Flute harmonique | 4 | |
18. | Principal | 4 | |
19. | Octave Quint | 2 2/3 | |
20. | Super Octave | 2 | |
21. | Fourniture | ||
22. | Mixture | ||
23. | Trombone | 16 | |
24. | Tromba | 8 | |
25. | Clarion | 4 | |
i | Solo to Great | ||
ii | Choir to Great | ||
iii | Swell sub-octave to Great | ||
iv | Swell to Great | ||
v | Swell octave to Great | ||
III. Swell ( CC-A 58) | |||
26. | Contra Gamba | 16 | |
27. | Open Diapason | 16 | |
28. | Lieblich Gedact | 8 | |
29. | Salicional | 8 | |
30. | Vox Angelica | 8 | |
31. | Principal | 4 | |
32. | Fifteenth | 2 | |
33. | Echo Cornet | ||
34. | Contra Posaune | 16 | |
35. | Cornopean | 8 | |
36. | Hautboy | 8 | |
37. | Clarion | 4 | |
IV. Solo ( CC-A 58) | |||
38. | Flute Harmonic | 8 | |
39. | Concert Flute | 4 | |
40. | Corno-di-Bassetto | 8 | |
41. | Oboe | 8 | |
42. | Tuba Major | 8 | |
43. | Clarion | 4 | |
Pedal ( CC-F 30) | |||
44. | Double Open Diapason | 32 | |
45. | Open Diapason | 16 | |
46. | Violone | 16 | |
47. | Violoncello | 8 | |
48. | Octave | 8 | |
49. | Mixture | ||
50. | Contra Posaune | 32 | |
51. | Grand Bombard | 16 | |
52. | Clarion | 8 | |
vi | Swell to Pedal | ||
vii | Great to Pedal | ||
viii | Choir to Pedal | ||
ix | Solo to Pedal |
Organ History | |
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1900 | Rebuilt by Willis |
Status | |
Rebuilt | |
Sources | |
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, 1912. | |
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, George Mate & Son, 1921. |
Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
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5 | 76 | - | 26 | - |
List of Organists | |
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1530-47 | John Redford (1491-1547) |
1547- | Philip ap Rhys |
1551-82 | Sebastrian Westcott (-1582) |
1573 | Henry Mudd |
1582-90 | Thomas Giles |
c1591-92 | Thomas Morley (1557-1604) |
1598 | Thomas Harrold |
1622-c1638 | John Tomkins (1586-1638) |
1638-66 | Albertus Bryan (1621-1668) |
1687-93 | John Blow (1649-1708) |
1687-99 | Isaac Blackwell (-1699) |
1695-1707 | Jeremiah Clarke (1669-1707) |
Jane Wren (1676-1702) | |
1707-18 | Richard Brind (-1718) |
Charles King (1687-1748) | |
1718-55 | Maurice Greene (1696-1755) |
1755-96 | John Jones (1728-1796) |
1796-1838 | Thomas Attwood (1765-1838) |
1838-72 | John Goss (1800-1880) |
1872-88 | John Stainer (1840-1901) |
1888-1916 | George Martin (1844-1916) |
1916-27 | Charles Macpherson (1870-1927) |
1927-36 | Stanley Marchant (1883-1949) |
1936-67 | J. Dykes Bower (1905-1981) |
1968-90 | Christopher Dearnley (1930-2000) |
1990-2004 | John Scott (1956-2015) |
2004-07 | Malcolm Archer (1952-) |
2008- | Simon Johnson |
2011 | Simon Hogan |
List of Assistant Organists | |
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1805 | Joseph Hart (1794-1844) |
Charles Stokes (1784-1839) | |
1838-43 | George Cooper (1783-1843) |
1843-76 | George Cooper (1820-1876) |
1876-88 | George Martin (1844-1916) |
1888-95 | William Hodge (1861-1895) |
1888-95 | Herbert Hodge (1869-1947) |
1895-1916 | Charles Macpherson (1870-1927) |
1916-27 | Stanley Marchant (1883-1949) |
1917-19 | Reginald Yarrow (1874-1961) |
1927-46 | Douglas Hopkins (1902-1992) |
1946-74 | W. Harry Gabb (1909-1995) |
1956-58 | Derek Holman (1931-) |
1958-66 | Richard Popplewell (1935-2016) |
1974-88 | Barry Rose (1934-) |
1985-90 | John Scott (1956-2015) |
1990-98 | Andrew Lucas |
1998-2007 | Huw Williams |
2008-14 | Timothy Wakerell |
2014-17 | Peter Holder |
2018- | William Fox |
List of Organ Scholars | |
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Martin Cooke | |
Gareth Green | |
Stuart Nicholson | |
Andrew Shenton | |
1975 | John Dexter |
1978 | Ian Sadler |
1979-82 | Simon Lole (1957-) |
1980-84 | Roger Sayer |
1980-85 | Andrew Lucas |
Mark Blatchly (1960-) | |
1989 | Lee Ward (1968-) |
1990 | David Whitehead |
1992 | Fraser Simpson |
1992-2000 | Richard Moorhouse |
1993 | Huw Williams |
1997 | Simon Johnson |
Lionel Fothrington (1973-) | |
1998-2000 | Benjamin Nicholas |
2000 | Nicholas Chalmers |
2001-03 | Thomas Corns |
2003-05 | Ducan Ferguson |
2005 | James Kennerly |
2006-08 | James Mc Vinnie |
2008-10 | Tim Harper |
2010 | Donald Hunt |
2012 | Richard Moore |
2014 | Rachel Mahon |
2016 | Joseph Beech (1994-) |
2017 | Nicholas Freestone |
2018 | James Orford |
List of Other Organists | |
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c1614 | Martin Peerson (1571-1650) |
c1624-1637 | Adrian Batten (1585-1637) |
1812 | William Hawes (1785-1846) |
1953-56 | Gerald Wheeler |
1966-67 | Timothy Farrell (1943-) |
1967-74 | Christopher Herrick (1942-) |
1978-85 | John Scott (1956-2015) |
1985-90 | Andrew Lucas |
1990-91 | Martin Baker (1967-) |
2000-06 | Mark Williams |
2006-08 | Tom Winpenny |
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