Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > Prussia > Silesia > Breslau > St. Elizabeth’s
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1750 | Built by Michael Engler |
| 1830 | Enlarged by Müller |
| 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 | 54 | 54 | 2 | T |
| I. Hauptwerk (Tracker CC,DD-c3 48 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Salicet | 16' | tin. |
| 2. | Quintaton | 16' | tin. |
| 3. | Bourdon | 16' | wood. |
| 4. | Principal | 8' | tin. |
| 5. | Gemshorn | 8' | tin. |
| 6. | Salicet | 8' | tin. |
| 7. | Flaut major | 8' | wood. |
| 8. | Octave | 4' | tin. |
| 9. | Nachthorn | 4' | |
| 10. | Quint | 2 2/3' | |
| 11. | Super-octave | 2' | |
| 12. | Cymbale | III | |
| 13. | Mixture | VI | |
| 14. | Muset Bass | 16' | |
| 15. | Trompette | 8' | metal. |
| 16. | Vox humana | 8' | tin. |
| i | Echowerk to Hauptwerk | ||
| ii | Oberwerk to Hauptwerk | ||
| II. Echowerk (Tracker CC,DD-c3 48 notes) | |||
| 17. | Bourdon | 16' | wood. |
| 18. | Principal | 8' | tin. |
| 19. | Salicet | 8' | tin. |
| 20. | Fugara | 8' | tin. |
| 21. | Flaut amabile | 8' | wood. |
| 22. | Octave | 4' | tin. |
| 23. | Spitzflote | 4' | wood. |
| 24. | Rohrflote | 4' | wood. |
| 25. | Quint | 2' | metal. |
| 26. | Super-octave | 2' | |
| 27. | Terz | 1 1/3' | |
| 28. | Rausch-quint | 2 2/3' | |
| 29. | Mixture | IV | |
| 30. | Schalmey | 8' | metal. |
| III. Oberwerk (Tracker CC,DD-c3 48 notes) | |||
| 31. | Principal | 8' | |
| 32. | Flaut allemande | 8' | tin. |
| 33. | Flaut amabile | 8' | wood. |
| 34. | Quintaton | 8' | wood. |
| 35. | Octave | 4' | tin. |
| 36. | Portunal | 4' | wood. |
| 37. | Quint | 2 2/3' | metal. |
| 38. | Super-octave | 2' | |
| 39. | Mixture | III | |
| 40. | Oboe | 8' | metal. |
| Pedal (Tracker CCC,DDD-e 28 notes) | |||
| 41. | Major Bass | 32' | wood. |
| 42. | Principal | 16' | tin. |
| 43. | Salicet | 16' | tin and wood. |
| 44. | Violon | 16' | wood. |
| 45. | Sub-bass | 16' | wood. |
| 46. | Quintaton | 16' | wood. |
| 47. | Principal | 8' | tin. |
| 48. | Bassflote | 8' | wood. |
| 49. | Gemshorn Quint | 5 1/3' | metal. |
| 50. | Super-octave | 4' | tin. |
| 51. | Mixture | V | metal. |
| 52. | Posaune | 32' | |
| 53. | Posaune | 16' | wood. |
| 54. | Trompette | 8' | tin. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 17 | - | T |
| I. Hauptwerk (Tracker CC-c3 49 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Principal | 8' | |
| 2. | Quintaton | 8' | |
| 3. | Salicet | 8' | |
| 4. | Flaut major | 8' | |
| 5. | Principal | 8' | |
| 6. | Octave | 4' | |
| 7. | Flaut minor | 4' | |
| 8. | Quint | 2 2/3' | |
| 9. | Super-octave | 2' | |
| 10. | Cymbale | II | |
| 11. | Mixture | IV | |
| 12. | Vox humana | 8' | |
| Pedal (Tracker CCC-c 25 notes) | |||
| 13. | Violon | 16' | |
| 14. | Sub-bass | 16' | |
| 15. | Octave Bass | 8' | |
| 16. | Doppelflote | 8' | |
| 17. | Super-octave | 4' | |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| Johann Georg Berner | |
| 1633- | Ambrosius Profius (1589-1661) |
| Johann Glettinger (1661-1739) | |
| 1736 | Georg Sigismund Gebel (1715-1775) |
| 1749-75 | Georg Sigismund Gebel (1715-1775) |
| 1793 | Friedrich Wilhelm Berner (1780-1827) |
| 1827-47 | Ernst Köhler (1799-1847) |
| 1847- | Carl G. Freudenberg (1797-1869) |
| 1862- | Rudolf Thoma (1829-1908) |
| 1870 | Adolf Fischer (1827-1893) |
| 1908- | Max Gulbins (1862-1932) |