Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > London > City of London > St. Michael’s-Cornhill
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| c1555 | Repaired by Thomas Howe |
| Sources | |
| The Musical Times 943 | |
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1684 | Built by Renatus Harris |
| 1790 | Rebuilt by Green |
| 1849 | Rebuilt by Robson |
| 1868 | EP action by Bryceson |
| Status | |
| Rebuilt | |
| Sources | |
| Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 35 | 35 | 6 | T |
| I. Choir (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dulcian | 8' | |
| 2. | Viol di Gamba | 8' | |
| 3. | Stopped Diapason | 8' | |
| 4. | Principal | 4' | |
| 5. | Flute | 4' | Metal. |
| 6. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 7. | Bassoon | 8' | |
| 8. | Clarionet | 8' | |
| i | Swell to Choir | ||
| II. Great (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes) | |||
| 9. | Double Open Diapason | 16' | Metal. |
| 10. | Large Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 11. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 12. | Stopped Diapason | 8' | |
| 13. | Principal | 4' | |
| 14. | Wald Flute | 4' | |
| 15. | Twelfth | 3' | |
| 16. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 17. | Sesquialtera | IV (2') | |
| 18. | Mixture | IV (1') | |
| 19. | Trumpet | 8' | |
| 20. | Clarion | 4' | |
| ii | Swell to Great | ||
| III. Swell (Tracker CCC-f 30 notes) | |||
| 21. | Double Open Diapason | 16' | |
| 22. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 23. | Dulcian | 8' | |
| 24. | Stopped Diapason | 8' | |
| 25. | Principal | 4' | |
| 26. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 27. | Piccolo | 2' | |
| 28. | Sesquialtera | III (1 3/5') | |
| 29. | Mixture | II (2/3') | |
| 30. | Oboe | 8' | |
| 31. | Horn | 8' | |
| 32. | Clarion | 4' | |
| Pedal (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes) | |||
| 33. | Open Diapason | 16' | |
| 34. | Stopped Diapason | 16' | |
| 35. | Trombone | 16' | |
| iii | Great to Pedal | ||
| iv | Choir to Pedal | ||
| v | Swell to Pedal | ||
| vi | Pedal octave | ||
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1885 | Rebuilt by Hill |
| 1901 | Rebuilt by Hill |
| 1914 | Rebuilt by Hill |
| Sources | |
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 38 | - | 8 | P |
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1926 | Rushworth & Dreaper |
| Sources | |
| Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 45 | - | 15 | - |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| Matthew Morley | |
| 1684-99 | Isaac Blackwell (-1699) |
| 1699-1704 | Walter Holt |
| 1704-23 | Philip Hart (1674-1749) |
| 1723-34 | Obadiah Shuttleworth (1675-1735) |
| 1734-36 | Joseph Kelway (1702-1782) |
| 1736-68 | William Boyce (1710-1779) |
| 1768-81 | Theodore Aylward (1730-1801) |
| 1781-1810 | Richard Stevens (1757-1837) |
| 1810-49 | George William Arnull (-1852) |
| 1849-75 | Richard Limpus (1824-1875) |
| 1875-91 | Edward H. Thorne (1834-1916) |
| 1891-1900 | W. John Reynolds (1861-1922) |
| 1900-16 | George F. Vincent (1855-1928) |
| 1916-66 | Harold Darke (1888-1976) |
| 1966-79 | Richard Popplewell (1935-2016) |
| 1979- | Jonathan Rennert |
| Lee Ward (1968-) | |
| List of Assistant Organists | |
|---|---|
| Ducan Ferguson | |
| Nigel Thomas | |
| John Hatton | |
| Ross Cobb | |
| James Cryer | |
| Jonathan Bunney | |
| Robert Smith | |
| Andrew Lucas | |
| Adrian Lenthall | |
| James Hills | |
| Alistair Reid | |
| c1865 | F. Haydn Blackbee (1847-1925) |
| Herbert Thorne (1861-1940) | |
| 1930-32 | Ena Margaret Barrett (1907-1996) |
| Myron D. Casner (1908-1992) | |
| David Patrick (1934-) | |