Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > London > Westminster > Chapel Royal (Whitehall)
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1687 | Built by Renatus Harris |
| 1695 | Moved to St. James’ (Piccadilly), St. James’, Westminster, London, England |
| Sources | |
| The Musical Times 662 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 19 | 19 | - | P |
| I. Choir (Pneumatic CC-C 49 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Open Diapason | ||
| 2. | Stopt Diapason | ||
| 3. | Principal | ||
| 4. | Flute | ||
| 5. | Fifteenth | ||
| 6. | Cremona | ||
| II. Great (Pneumatic CC-C 49 notes) | |||
| 7. | Open Diapason | ||
| 8. | Stopt Diapason | ||
| 9. | Principal | ||
| 10. | Principal | ||
| 11. | Twelfth | ||
| 12. | Fifteenth | ||
| 13. | Sesquialtera | IV | |
| 14. | Cornets to Great | V | |
| 15. | Trumpet | ||
| 16. | Clarion | ||
| III. Echo (Pneumatic C-C 25 notes) | |||
| 17. | Stopt Diapason | ||
| 18. | Cornets | V | |
| 19. | Trumpet | ||
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1814 | Rebuilt by Elliot |
| 1844 | Rebuilt by Hill |
| Status | |
| Destroyed | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 32 | 33 | 4 | T |
| I. Choir (Tracker GG-f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Open Diapason | ||
| 2. | Stopped Diapason (tenor) | ||
| 3. | Stopped Diapason (bass) | ||
| 4. | Viol di Gamba | ||
| 5. | Principal | ||
| 6. | Bassoon | ||
| i | Pedal to Choir | ||
| ii | Swell octave to Choir | ||
| II. Great (Tracker GG-f) | |||
| 7. | Open Diapason | ||
| 8. | Stopped Diapason | ||
| 9. | Principal | ||
| 10. | Twelfth | ||
| 11. | Fifteenth | ||
| 12. | Sesquialtera | III | |
| 13. | Mixture | II | |
| 14. | Trumpet | ||
| iii | Pedal to Great | ||
| III. Swell (Tracker FF-f) | |||
| 15. | Bourdon | ||
| 16. | Tenoroon | ||
| 17. | Open Diapason | ||
| 18. | Clarabella | ||
| 19. | Stopped Diapason (bass) | ||
| 20. | Flageolet | ||
| 21. | Principal | ||
| 22. | Fifteenth | ||
| 23. | Sesquialtera | ||
| 24. | Mixture | ||
| 25. | Corno basso | ||
| 26. | Cornopean | ||
| 27. | Clarion | ||
| 28. | Hautboy | ||
| iv | Great to Swell | ||
| IV. Solo (Tracker GG-f) | |||
| 29. | Open Diapason | ||
| 30. | Stopped Diapason | ||
| 31. | Flute | ||
| 32. | Cromorne | ||
| Pedal (Tracker FFF-D) | |||
| 33. | Open Pipes | ||
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| Richard Cobb | |
| 1562-80 | Christopher Tye (1497-1572) |
| William Damon (1540-) | |
| 1575-85 | Thomas Tallis (1505-1585) |
| 1585-1623 | William Byrd (1543-1623) |
| 1585-91 | William Blithman (1525-1591) |
| 1591-c1613 | John Bull (1563-1628) |
| 1592-1604 | William Randall |
| 1601-04 | Arthur Cock (-1604) |
| 1604-21 | Edmund Hooper (1553-1621) |
| 1604-25 | Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) |
| 1621-56 | Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656) |
| 1625-49 | Thomas Warwick (-1644) |
| 1643 | George Jeffries (-1685) |
| Matthew Locke (1622-1677) | |
| 1660-62 | Henry Lawes (1596-1662) |
| 1660-97 | William Child (1606-1697) |
| Charles Stroud (1705-1726) | |
| 1837-77 | Richard Massey (1798-1883) |
| List of Assistant Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1880-a1893 | G. R. Egerton (1844-1922) |
| List of Other Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1677 | Giovanni Baptista Draghi (1640-1708) |