Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > Prussia > Silesia > Breslau > St. Mary-Magdalene’s
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1725 | Built by Johann Roder |
| 1821 | Enlarged by Engler |
| 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 | 55 | 55 | 2 | T |
| I. Hauptwerk (Tracker CC,DD-c3 48 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Contra Principal | 16' | tin. |
| 2. | Quintaton | 16' | metal. |
| 3. | Principal | 8' | metal. |
| 4. | Salicet | 8' | tin. |
| 5. | Flaut allemande major | 8' | wood. |
| 6. | Quintaton | 8' | |
| 7. | Octave | 4' | metal. |
| 8. | Rohrflote | 4' | metal. |
| 9. | Quint | 2 2/3' | metal. |
| 10. | Super-octave | 2' | |
| 11. | Scharf | IV (1') | |
| 12. | Mixture | VIII (1 1/3') | |
| 13. | Rausch-quint | II (2 2/3') | |
| 14. | Trompette | 8' | metal. |
| i | Echowerk to Hauptwerk | ||
| ii | Oberwerk to Hauptwerk | ||
| II. Echowerk (Tracker CC,DD-c3 48 notes) | |||
| 15. | Principal | 8' | tin. |
| 16. | Gemshorn | 8' | metal. |
| 17. | Salicet | 8' | tin. (tenor f) |
| 18. | Flaut major | 8' | wood. |
| 19. | Octave | 4' | metal. |
| 20. | Doppel Spitzflote | 4' | wood. |
| 21. | Fugara | 4' | metal. |
| 22. | Quint | 2 2/3' | metal. |
| 23. | Super-octave | 2' | metal. |
| 24. | Waldflote | 2' | metal. |
| 25. | Mixture | V (1 1/3') | metal. |
| 26. | Cymbale | III (1 1/3') | metal. |
| 27. | Vox humana | 8' | wood. |
| III. Oberwerk (Tracker CC,DD-c3 48 notes) | |||
| 28. | Principal | 8' | tin. |
| 29. | Salicet | 8' | (fiddle g) |
| 30. | Flaut allemande | 8' | metal. |
| 31. | Flaut amabile | 8' | wood. |
| 32. | Octave | 4' | metal. |
| 33. | Spitzflote | 4' | metal. |
| 34. | Doppelflote | 4' | wood. |
| 35. | Quint | 2 2/3' | metal. |
| 36. | Super-octave | 2' | metal. |
| 37. | Cymbale | II (1 1/3') | |
| 38. | Mixture | IV (1') | |
| 39. | Oboe | 8' | metal. |
| Pedal (Tracker CCC,DDD-d 26 notes) | |||
| 40. | Principal | 32' | |
| 41. | Octave | 16' | metal. |
| 42. | Violon | 16' | wood. |
| 43. | Salicet | 16' | wood. |
| 44. | Sub-bass | 16' | wood. |
| 45. | Octave Bass | 8' | |
| 46. | Violoncello | 8' | wood. |
| 47. | Doppelflote Bass | 8' | wood. |
| 48. | Flauten Bass | 8' | wood. |
| 49. | Quint | 5 1/3' | metal. |
| 50. | Super-octave | 4' | metal. |
| 51. | Mixture | V metal (4') | |
| 52. | Posaune | 32' | wood. |
| 53. | Posaune | 16' | |
| 54. | Fagotto | 16' | metal. |
| 55. | Trompette | 8' | tin. |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1610-20 | Simon Besler (1583-1633) |
| 1729 | Georg Gebel (1709-1753) |
| 1829-1847 | Carl G. Freudenberg (1797-1869) |
| Hermann Schönfeld (1829-1912) | |
| 1881- | Paul Hiller (1850-1924) |
| Gerhard Zeggert (1896-1977) | |
| List of Assistant Organists | |
|---|---|
| Johann Christoph Altnikol (1720-1759) | |
| 1870-81 | Paul Hiller (1850-1924) |