DREAM ORGANS
JULIAN RHODES' IMAGINARY ORGANS

This modern stoplist shows some of the same kinds of quirks and romanticisms that make Esaias Compenius's stoplists so distinctive.

GREAT  
    16       Geigen
    16       Narrow Bourdon
     8       Principal Diapason
     8       Geigen
     8       Wide Bourdon
     8       Clara Flute    
    5 1/3    Quint
     4       Principal
     4       Gemshorn
     4       Bella Flute
    2 2/3    Quint                   (no 15th)
    II       Mixture  19.22
    III      Cornet  12.15.17    
    16       Serpent
     8       Kornett 
             Octave coupler    
 
SWELL
    16       Quintaton
     8       Melodic Diapason
     8       Narrow Bourdon
     8       Flute Douce
     8       Salicional
     8       Voix Celestes 1  n+sh
     8       Voix Celestes 2  n+fl     
     4       Octave
     4       Koppel     
     2       Octavin
    1 1/3    Quint
     1       Octavlein
    II       Sext  24.26
    16       Fagotto    
     8       Cornopean
     8       Oboe da Caccia     
     4       Clarion
 
CHOIR
    16       Dulciana
     8       Harmonic Diapason
     8       Magic Flute               stopped harmonic wood
     8       Gamba
     8       Dolce
     8       Dolce Celeste  fl
     4       Spire Flute
     4       Dulcet
    2 2/3    Nazard      
     2       Recorder
    1 3/5    Tierce
    1 1/7    Septieme    
    16       Cor Anglais
     8       Basset Horn
     8       Voz
     8       Hautbois d'Amour    
     8       Ophicleide     
 
PEDAL   
    32       Contra Bass               wood ext    
    16       Open Bass                 wood
    16       Prestant
    16       Bourdon
    16       Quintaton                 Swell
    16       Dulciana                  Choir
   10 2/3    Quint
     8       Principal                 metal
     8       Tenor Flute               open wood
     8       Quintaton                 Swell
     4       Voice Flute               open wood
    II       Mixture  12.15
    32       Bombart
    16       Piston
    16       Serpent                   Great
    16       Cor Anglais               Choir
     8       Klaron
 
(1991)

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