Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > Germany > Hamburg > St. Katherine’s
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1540 | Built |
| Rebuilt & enlarged by Heinrich Wolfsteller | |
| 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 | 62 | 61 | - | T |
| I. Hauptwerk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Principal | 16' | |
| 2. | Quintaton | 16' | |
| 3. | Principal | 8' | |
| 4. | Octave | 8' | |
| 5. | Salicet | 8' | |
| 6. | Hohlflote | 8' | |
| 7. | Octave | 4' | |
| 8. | Octave | 2' | |
| 9. | Rauschpfeife | II | |
| 10. | Mixture | VI-X | |
| 11. | Trompette | 16' | |
| 12. | Trompette | 8' | |
| II. Oberwerk | |||
| 13. | Bourdon | 16' | |
| 14. | Principal | 8' | |
| 15. | Gedact | 8' | |
| 16. | Rohrflote | 8' | |
| 17. | Octave | 4' | |
| 18. | Flote | 4' | |
| 19. | Waldflote | 2' | |
| 20. | Scharf | III-V | |
| 21. | Trompette | 8' | |
| 22. | Trompette | 4' | |
| 23. | Vox humana | 8' | |
| 24. | Glockenspiel | ||
| III. Rückpositiv | |||
| 25. | Bourdon | 16' | |
| 26. | Principal | 8' | |
| 27. | Quintaton | 8' | |
| 28. | Gedact | 8' | |
| 29. | Octave | 4' | |
| 30. | Hohlflote | 4' | |
| 31. | Nasat | 2 2/3' | |
| 32. | Octave | 2' | |
| 33. | Sesquialtera | II | |
| 34. | Scharf | V | |
| 35. | Dulcian | 16' | |
| 36. | Hautbois d’Amour | 8' | |
| IV. Brustwerk | |||
| 37. | Bourdon | 16' | |
| 38. | Principal | 8' | |
| 39. | Quintaton | 8' | |
| 40. | Gedact | 8' | |
| 41. | Octave | 4' | |
| 42. | Hohlflote | 4' | |
| 43. | Nasat | 2 2/3' | |
| 44. | Octave | 2' | |
| 45. | Sesquialtera | II | |
| 46. | Scharf | V | |
| 47. | Dulcian | 16' | |
| 48. | Hautbois d’Amour | 8' | |
| Pedal | |||
| 49. | Principal | 32' | |
| 50. | Principal | 16' | |
| 51. | Sub-bass | 16' | |
| 52. | Violon | 16' | |
| 53. | Quint | 10 2/3' | |
| 54. | Octave | 8' | |
| 55. | Bourdon | 8' | |
| 56. | Octave | 4' | |
| 57. | Rauschpfeife | II | |
| 58. | Posaune | 32' | |
| 59. | Posaune | 16' | |
| 60. | Dulcian | 16' | |
| 61. | Trompette | 8' | |
| 62. | Trompette | 4' | |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| -1625 | Hans Scheidemann (-1625) |
| 1625-63 | Heinrich Scheidemann (1596-1663) |
| Matthias Weckmann (1621-1674) | |
| 1663-1722 | Johann Adam Reincken (1623-1722) |
| Johann David Holland (1746-1827) | |
| 1788-1822 | Christian F. G. Schwencke (1767-1822) |
| c1871 | H. F. Degenhardt (1828-1896) |
| List of Assistant Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1658-63 | Johann Adam Reincken (1623-1722) |