Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > Prussia > Saxony > Merseburg > Cathedral
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1629 | Built |
| 1698 | Enlarged |
| 1853 | Rebuilt & enlarged by Ladegast |
| 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 | 81 | 80 | - | T |
| I. Hauptwerk (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sub-Bourdon | 32' | (to tenor c key, CCC pipe) |
| 2. | Principal | 16' | English tin. |
| 3. | Bourdon | 16' | wood. |
| 4. | Principal | 8' | tin. |
| 5. | Doppel Gedact | 8' | wood. |
| 6. | Gamba | 8' | tin. |
| 7. | Hohlflote | 8' | wood. |
| 8. | Gemshorn | 8' | tin. |
| 9. | Quint Gedact | 5 1/3' | tin. |
| 10. | Octave | 4' | tin. |
| 11. | Gedact | 4' | metal. |
| 12. | Gemshorn | 4' | metal. |
| 13. | Quint | 2 2/3' | metal. |
| 14. | Octave | 2' | metal. |
| 15. | Doublette | II [8-15] | |
| 16. | Mixture | IV | |
| 17. | Scharf | IV | |
| 18. | Cornet | III-V | |
| 19. | Fagotto | 16' | |
| 20. | Trompette | 8' | |
| II. Oberwerk (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes) | |||
| 21. | Quintaton | 16' | metal. |
| 22. | Principal | 8' | tin. |
| 23. | Rohrflote | 8' | tin. |
| 24. | Gamba | 8' | tin. |
| 25. | Gedact | 8' | tin. |
| 26. | Flauto Amabile | 8' | wood. |
| 27. | Octave | 4' | metal. |
| 28. | Rohrflote | 4' | metal. |
| 29. | Spitzflote | 4' | wood. |
| 30. | Quint | 2 2/3' | metal. |
| 31. | Waldflote | 2' | metal. |
| 32. | Terz | 1 3/5' | metal. |
| 33. | Sifflote | 1' | metal. |
| 34. | Mixture | IV | |
| 35. | Schalmey | 8' | metal. |
| 36. | Stahlspiel | ||
| III. Rückpositiv (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes) | |||
| 37. | Bourdon | 16' | wood. |
| 38. | Principal | 8' | English tin. |
| 39. | Flauto Traverso | 8' | wood. |
| 40. | Quintaton | 8' | metal. |
| 41. | Fugara | 8' | tin. |
| 42. | Octave | 4' | metal. |
| 43. | Gedact | 4' | metal. |
| 44. | Octave | 2' | metal. |
| 45. | Mixture | IV | |
| 46. | Cornett | II-V | |
| 47. | Oboe | 8' | |
| IV. Brustwerk (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes) | |||
| 48. | Lieblich Gedact | 16' | wood. |
| 49. | Geigen Principal | 8' | tin. |
| 50. | Lieblich Gedact | 8' | wood. |
| 51. | Salicional | 8' | |
| 52. | Flauto Dolce | 8' | wood. |
| 53. | Unda Maris | II tin (8') | |
| 54. | Octave | 4' | tin. |
| 55. | Zartflote | 4' | wood. |
| 56. | Salicional | 4' | metal. |
| 57. | Nasat | 2 2/3' | metal. |
| 58. | Octave | 2' | metal. |
| 59. | Cymbale | III | |
| 60. | Progressiv-Harmonica | II-IV | |
| 61. | Æoline | 16' | |
| Pedal (Tracker CC-f 30 notes) | |||
| 62. | Untersatz | 32' | wood. |
| 63. | Principal | 16' | English tin. |
| 64. | Sub-bass | 16' | |
| 65. | Violon Bass | 16' | |
| 66. | Salicet Bass | 16' | |
| 67. | Grossnasat | 10 2/3' | |
| 68. | Principal | 8' | |
| 69. | Bass-flote | 8' | |
| 70. | Violoncello | 8' | |
| 71. | Terz | 6 2/5' | metal. |
| 72. | Rohr Quint | 5 1/3' | metal. |
| 73. | Octave | 4' | metal. |
| 74. | Flote | 4' | wood. |
| 75. | Scharf-flote | 4' | metal. |
| 76. | Mixture | IV | |
| 77. | Cornett | IV | |
| 78. | Posaune | 32' | |
| 79. | Posaune | 16' | |
| 80. | Dulcian | 16' | |
| 81. | Trompette | 8' | |
| Accessories | |||
| Cymbelstern | |||
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| -1698 | Friedrich Alberti (1642-1710) |
| Valentin Hausmann (1678-1736) | |
| Johann Theodor Römhild (1684-1756) | |
| Wilhelm Schneider (1783-1843) | |
| 1818-22 | Johann G. Werner (1777-1822) |
| 1844-47 | August G. Ritter (1811-1885) |
| 1848 | David H. Engel (1816-1877) |
| 1921-38 | Wilhelm Trenkner (1874-1949) |