DREAM ORGANS
JULIAN RHODES' IMAGINARY ORGANS

Brewery Street Chapel, c.1900
(from an old postcard)

 

The first stoplist is informed by my impressions of a brick chapel stained by factory smoke, surrounded by high-walled alleyways and wet pavements. It is unusual in that 15 speaking stops are distributed between four manuals and pedal, which adds to its versatility. This is a better concert organ than a church organ, however.

GREAT
     8       Open Diapason
     8       Suabe Flute        open wood
     4       Principal     
 
SWELL
     8       Violin Diapason
     4       Gemshorn
     2       Fifteenth
 
CHOIR
     8       Lieblich Gedact
     4       Flauto Traverso
     8       Bassetto
 
SOLO
     8       Dolce
     8       Vox Angelica
     8       Trumpet
 
PEDAL
    16       Open Flute (or Bourdon)
     8       Cello
    16       Bassoon
 
Couplers: 10 unison plus 8ve & Sub8ve to Swell and Solo
 
(1999)

The second stoplist is an updated, slightly expanded version of the first. It makes a good general purpose organ of 17 stops.

GREAT
     8       Prestant
     8       Hazel Flute        open wood
     4       Octave
     2       Doublet     
 
SWELL
     8       Geigen
     4       Chamois
    II       Quartane  12.15
    16       Bassoon
 
CHOIR
     8       Muse Gedact
     4       Traverso
     8       Bassanelli
 
SOLO
     8       Dolce
     8       Ondamar            flat
     8       Cornopean
 
PEDAL
    16       Bassus             open wood flute
     8       Gemshorn
    16       Phagotum
 
Couplers: 10 unison plus 8ve to Choir and Swell; 8ve & Sub8ve to Solo
 
(1999)

The third stoplist is loosley based on Willis and Harrison organs of the 1920s and 30s. It is suited for liturgical and accompanimental use.

GREAT
    16       Rohr Bordun
     8       Open Diapason
     8       Flauto Traverso    harmonic metal
     8       Salicional         not very stringy
     4       Octave
    II       Doublette 12.15
     8       Bassetto
 
SWELL (73-note chest)
     8       Viola              conical
     8       Suabe Flute        open wood
     4       Gemshorn
     4       Nason Flute        chimneyed metal
     2       Octavin            conical principal
    16       Contra Oboe
     
PEDAL
    16       Open Diapason      metal
    16       Rohr Bordun        Great
     8       Gamba
     8       Rohr Flute         Great 16'
    16       Posaune
 
Couplers: 3 unison plus 8ve & Sub8ve to Swell
 
(1999)

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