DREAM ORGANS
JULIAN RHODES' IMAGINARY ORGANS



CROSS-SHAPED CONCERT ORGAN
V/579



This instrument is, in effect, a miniature version of the 8,276-stop Liber Organum, though concentrating on colour rather than chorus structures, which are rather rudimentary for an instrument of this size. It is also, in parts, rather too influenced by the organ at West Point. However, here it is, for what it is worth. In plan its divisions form a cross with three horizontal bars, thus:

                                  Ethereal
 
                                Fire Positive
 
                 Flute           Air Choir            Dolce
               Recit Left         Fanfare           Recit Right
 
                                 Swell Upper          
         Faber 1      Faber 2   Great & Chest   Faber 3     Faber 4
                                 Swell Lower 
        
            Apollonian Reed       Bombarde       Apollonian String
           Dionysian String      Water Choir      Dionysian Reed  
                                
                               Earth Positive
 
                                 Subterrene


Pedal divisions are distributed throughout the instrument.

This stoplist, like that of Liber Organum, contains much symbolism: astronomical, philosophical, mythological, elemental, musical-historical. For explanations of these concepts and stops, see the notes to Liber Organum.

Throughout, f = flat; n = natural; sh = sharp; sl. = slightly; v = very.
In mixture specifications, if 'f' or 'sh' precedes the pitch of a rank, a semitonal change is meant. If 'f' or 'sh' follows the pitch of a rank, detuning to form a celeste beat is intended. 'Gr' and 'ac' following a stop-name indicate voicing which emphasises fewer or more harmonics respectively; following a mixture, they indicate lower or higher pitched.


SUBTERRENE  
     V       Magrepha  16'.1.8.12.15
    16       Ktesibios
    II       Styx 16'  n+sh
     8       Dante
     8       Ktesibios
     8       Voce Clothis
     8       Voce Necessito
     8       Pentagonal Flute
    III      Styx 8' f+n+sh
     4       Ktesibios
     4       Voce Lachesis
     4       Globular Flute
    II       Styx 4'  n+sh
     2       Voce Atropos
    III      Ktesibios Armonia
    VIII     Lucifer Piffaro
    VIII     Fluxit Piffaro
    16       Vox Diabolus
    III      Vox Charoniensis  10 2/3'.1.10
     8       Cerberus (50 notes; bronze pipes)
     8       Dmuzzi
 
EARTH POSITIVE
    32       Bourdon
    16       Wood Principal
    16       Bourdon
   10 2/3    Bourdon 5th
     8       Wood Principal 1
     8       Wood Principal 2
     8       Crystal Flute
     8       Bourdon
     8       Hurdy-Gurdy II  n+sh
     8       Hurdy-Gurdy II  n+f
    6 1/5    Wood Principal 3rd
     4       Wood Octave
     4       Bourdon
     4       Fidhla II  n+sh
    2 2/3    Wood Principal 12th
    2 2/7    Wood Principal flat 14th
     2       Wood Superoctave
     2       Bourdon
    1 3/5    Wood Principal 17th
    III      Theorbe
    III      Rauschpfeife gr.
    III      Rauschpfeife ac.
5 1/3 - 32   Bukkina
  4 - 16     Bukkina
    16       Sordopipe
     8       Bukkina
     8       Kortolt
     8       Vox Communis
    16       Golden Horn
     8       Golden Horn
     4       Golden Horn
 
WATER CHOIR
    16       Gemshorn
     8       Muted Diapason
     8       Mezzo Tibia
     8       Covered Tibia
     8       Gemshorn
     8       Gemshorn sharp
     8       Muted Gemshorn
     8       Muted Gemshorn flat
     8       Unda Maris
     8       Unda Maris flat
    5 1/3    Gemshorn 5th
     4       Tibia
     4       Gemshorn
     4       Unda Maris flat
    3 1/5    Gemshorn 10th
     2       Gemshorn
    1 1/3    Piano 19th
    III      Armonia gr.
    III      Armonia ac.
    16       Bassoon
     8       Tartold                  dragon-form trumpet
     8       Tenoroon
     4       Octoroon
 
BOMBARDE
    16       Basso
     8       Chorus Diapason
     8       Choral Diapason
     8       Doppel Flute
     8       Bell Strings III  f+n+sh
    5 1/3    5th
     4       Fugara
     4       Pileata
    II       Quartan  12.15
    VII      Hintersatz
    IV       Maera
     V       Eclat
    16       Baryphone
     8       Spherophone
     8       Melophone
     4       Kalophone
    16       Lura
     8       Khazdum
     8       Lura
     4       Lura
 
LOWER SWELL
    16       Salicional
    16       Salicional sharp
     8       Diapason
     8       Wood Traverso
     8       Nason
     8       Salix sharp
     8       Salix
     8       Salix flat
     8       Mezzo String II  n+sh
     4       Octave
     4       Forest Flute               open wood
     4       Salicet
     4       Salicet sharp
     2       Octavin
    1 1/7    Septima
    II       Paletta
    IV       Mixture gr.
    IV       Mixture ac.
    16       Waldhorn
     8       Cornopean
     8       Hautboy
     8       Bifara
     4       Clarion
 
DIONYSIAN STRING
    32       Bass String
    16       Baritone String
    16       Baritone String sharp
     8       Cantabile String
     8       Cantabile String sharp
     8       Tenor String sharp
     8       Tenor String
     8       Tenor String flat
     8       Soave String
     8       Soave String flat
    5 1/3    String 5th
     4       Cantabile String
     4       Treble String
     4       Treble String sharp
    3 1/5    String 10th
    2 2/3    String 12th
     2       Soprano String
     2       Soprano String sharp
    IV       Armonia gr.
    IV       Armonia ac.
 
DIONYSIAN REED
    II       Faber gr.
    II       Faber ac.
    16       Double French Horn
     8       Saxophone
     8       French Horn
     8       Muted French Horn
     8       Kinura
     8       Krumet
    16       Soave Cantabile II
     8       Soave Cantabile II
     4       Soave Cantabile II
    32       Vox Basso
    16       Vox Baritone
     8       Vox Tenor
     8       Vox Contralto
    5 1/3    Vox 5th
     4       Vox Treble
    3 1/5    Vox 10th
     2       Vox Soprano
     1       Vox Descant  
 
APOLLOIAN REED  
    III      Faber ac.
    III      Faber gr.
    16       Cembalo Regal
    16       Foot Pipe
     8       Messing Regal                 brass
     8       Hobo                          wood
     8       Apple Pipe
     8       Physharmonika
    5 1/3    Regal 5th
     4       Tromboncino                   brass
     4       Chest Pipe
    2 2/3    Regal 12th
     2       Virgin Regal
     2       Throat Pipe
    1 3/5    Regal 17th
     1       Head Pipe
 
APOLLONIAN STRING
     -       Monochordon
     -       Orpharion
    16       Gamba de Viol
     8       Viola Pomposa
     8       Viola Pomposa sharp
     8       Sultana III
     8       Viola da Bordone III
    5 1/3    Viol 5th
     4       Pardessus de Viol
     4       Pardessus de Viol sharp
     4       Crwth
    2 2/7    Viol 14th
     2       Descant de Viol
     2       Kit
    III      Armonia gr.
    III      Armonia ac.
 
GREAT
    32       Bass Principal
    16       Double Principal
    16       Gamba
    16       Camino Flute
   10 2/3    Double Quint
     8       Foundation Principle            sic.
     8       Service Principle               sic.
     8       Principal 3
     8       Fiffaro flat
     8       Dulciana
     8       Gamba
     8       Gamba sharp
     8       Voice Flute
     8       Muse Flute                      stopped
    5 1/3    Quint
     4       Octave 1
     4       Octave 2
     4       Gamba
     4       Cuspida Flute
    3 1/5    Terz
    2 2/3    Octave Quint
     2       Super Octave
     2       Flageolet
    1 1/3    Larigot
    II       Quartan gr. 12.15
    II       Quartan ac. 19.22
    II       Sext  12.17
    II       Nontan  17.19
     V       Ripieno gr.
     V       Ripieno ten.
     V       Ripieno tr.
     V       Ripieno ac.     
    16       Krum Horn
     8       Bear Pipe
    16       Bass Posaune
   8 + 8     Feldreed
     8       Posaune
2 2/3-5 1/3  Zink
     4       Pectoral Posaune
     2       Posaune Doublette
    16       Taramtara
     8       Taramtara
     4       Taramtara
    VI       Tolosana
 
CHEST
    16       Arched Harp
     8       Syrinx
     8       Lute
     4       Aulos
     4       Eolian Harp
     2       Bonepipe
    III      Lyra gr.
    III      Lyra ac.
    16       Dijeridu
     8       Miriliton
     4       Sheng
 
FABER 1
   10 2/3    Sub 5th
     8       Flautone
    4 4/7    7th
     2       Quintone
    1 3/5    17th
    1 5/11   18th
    8/9      23rd
    8/13     27th
    III      Faber
    16       Vox Fabri
    6 1/5    Vox 3rd
 
FABER 2
    16       Flautone
    6 1/5    3rd
     4       Quintone
    3 5/9    9th
    2 2/3    12th
    1 1/7    flat 21st
    8/11     25th
    8/15     28th
    III      Faber
     8       Vox Fabri
    2 2/7    Vox 14th
 
FABER 3
    16       Quintone
    9 1/7    Sub 7th
    5 1/3    5th
    3 1/5    10th
    2 10/11  11th
     2       Flautone
    1 3/13   20th
    4/7      28th
    III      Faber
     4       Vox Fabri
    3 5/9    Vox 9th
 
FABER 4
     8       Quintone
     4       Flautone
    2 2/3    12th
    2 2/7    flat 14th
    1 7/9    16th
    1 1/3    19th
    1 1/15   21st
    4/5      24th
    III      Faber
    5 1/3    Vox 5th
     2       Vox Fabri
 
UPPER SWELL
    16       Rohrpommer
     8       Koppel Flute
     8       Koppel Flute flat
     4       Chamois
     4       Portunal
    2 2/3    Nazard
     2       Flageolet
    1 3/5    Tierce
     1       Fife
    8/9      Nona
    II       Tient
    IV       Pleno
     V       Zimbalo
    16       Corno da Caccia
     8       Corno d'Amore
     4       Corno Camino
    32       Serpent
    16       Sackbut
     8       Anfar
     8       Shofar
    5 1/3    Shofar 5th
     4       Shawm
     2       Shenay
 
FANFARE
    IV       Stir
    VII      Nasardos
     X       Altha
     8       Vieja
    32       Xiphias
    16       Xiphias
    16       Fanfara
     8       Ak
     8       Xiphias
   8 + 8     Fanfara
    5 1/3    Xiphias 5th
     4       Xiphias
     4       Fanfara
    2 2/3    Xiphias 12th
     2       Xiphias
     2       Fanfara
     1       Xiphias
    16       Piston
     8       Piston
     4       Piston
 
RECIT LEFT
    VI       Voce Corale 16'.1f.1.1sh.8f.8
     8       Shium
     4       Flauto Mirabilis
    16       Braccia
    III      Harpipes  16'.8.12
     8       Braccia
     8       Braccia sharp
     8       Harpipes
     4       Braccia
    III      Cornetto Braccia  10.12.15
    16       Basset Horn
     8       English Horn
     4       Harmonica
    16       English Post Horn
     8       English Post Horn
     4       English Post Horn
 
RECIT RIGHT
    16       Bass Flute
     8       Clay Flute
     4       Glass Flute
    2 2/3    Harm. 12th
     2       Oak Flute
    1 3/5    Harm. 17th
     1       Point Flute
     V       Orchestral Strings
    16       Terpodian
     8       Oboe d'Amore
 8 + 8 + 8   Unruh  f+n+sh
     4       Wood Musetta
    16       Tuba Profunda
     8       Tuba Magna
     8       Orchestral Tuba
     4       Tuba Clarion
 
FLUTE
    16       Magic Flute
    16       Magic Flute flat
     8       Piquant Flute              harmonic stopped wood
     8       Magic Flute                harmonic stopped metal
     8       Magic Flute flat
     8       Flat Flute                 open wood
     8       Flat flute sharp
     8       Sextade
    5 1/3    Flute 5th
     4       Magic Flute
     4       Magic Flute flat
     4       Flat Flute
     4       Septade
    2 2/3    Flute 12th
     2       Magic Flute
     2       Magic Flute flat
     2       Flat Flute
    1 7/9    Flute 16th
     1       Magic Flute
    1/2      Flute 29th
 
DOLCE
    16       Dolcan
    16       Dolcan flat
     8       Amorosa
     8       Dolce sharp
     8       Dolce
     8       Dolce flat
     8       Dufhiza
     8       Dulcett
     8       Dulcett sharp
     4       Dolce
     4       Dolce flat
     4       Dulcett
    2 2/3    Dolce 12th
     2       Dolcetina
    1 3/5    Dolce 17th
     1       Dolcinetta
    1/2      Silverette
    II       Armonia Dolce gr.
    II       Armonia Dolce ac.
     8       Pakhiza
 
AIR CHOIR
    16       Quintadena
     8       Air Principal
     8       Corno di Notte
     8       Corno di Notte flat
     8       Quintaton
     8       Erzähler
     8       Erzähler sharp
     4       Air Octave
     4       Flute du Vent
     4       Quinton
    2 2/3    Flute 12th
     2       Air Superoctave
     2       Ocarina
    1 5/11   Flute 18th
    1 1/7    Flute 21st
     1       Open Flute
    4/5      Flute 24th
    III      Air Ripieno
    III      Pleiades
    III      Overtones
    16       Chromelodeon
     8       Aeolodikan
     8       Cor à Pavillon
     4       Cor à Pavillon
 
FIRE POSITIVE
    16       Chamois
     8       Tin Principal 1
     8       Tin Principal 2
     8       Chamois
     8       Aquary
     4       Tin Octave
     4       Chamois
     4       Oiseau du Paradis
    2 2/3    Tin 12th
     2       Tin Superoctave
     2       Chamois
     2       E Cho
    1 1/3    Tin 19th
     1       Tin 22nd
    2/3      Tin 26th
    1/2      Tin 29th
    1/3      Tin 33rd
    1/4      Tin 36th
    1/6      Tin 40th
    III      Stellatio
    II       Aliquot
    III      Hyades
    16       Kalamus
     8       Cornamusa
     8       Tiorba
     4       Salpinx
     4       Pastorita
     2       Khoison
     8       Silver Clarion
     4       Silver Clarion
     2       Silver Clarion
 
ETHEREAL
    16       Aire II f+n
     8       Cantabile
     8       Aire II f+n
     8       Moon Flute
     8       Flauto Dolce
     8       Voce Sordino
     8       Voce Sordino II f+sh
     4       Cantabile
     4       Aire II f+n
     4       Porcelain Flute
    2 2/3    Flute 12th
     2       Aire II f+n
     2       Sky Flute
     1       Aire
    III      Cantabile Armonia
    III      Stella Maris
    III      Etheria
     8       Spherophone
     8       Toy Trumpet
   8 + 4     Vox Celestina
     4       Etherophone
 
MAIN PEDAL
    64       Bass Principal
    32       Wood Principal
    32       Metal Principal
    32       Sub Bourdon
   21 1/2    Double Quint
    16       Major Bass
    16       Contra Bass
    16       Wood Principal
    16       Metal Principal
    16       Chamois
    16       Pommer
    16       Bourdon
    16       Soft Flute
    16       Salicional
   12 4/5    Bass Tierce
   10 2/3    Quint
   10 2/3    Bourdon Quint
     8       Octave Bass
     8       Wood Principal
     8       Metal Principal
     8       Chamois
     8       Tenor Flute
     8       Soft Flute
    6 1/5    Tierce
    5 1/3    Octave Quint
    5 1/3    Bourdon Quint
    4 4/7    Septima
     4       Wood Principal
     4       Metal Principal
     4       Chamois
     4       Alto Flute
    3 1/5    Tierce
    2 2/3    Quint
    2 2/7    Septima
     2       Metal Principal
     2       Chamois
     2       Treble Flute
     1       Metal Principal
     1       Soprano Flute
    II       Quartan  12.15
    IV       Ripieno gr.
    IV       Ripieno ac.
    IV       Zimbalo gr.
    IV       Zimbalo ac.
    III      Harmonics  24.26.f28
    III      Terzian  12.15.17              wide scale
    II       Aliquot
    64       Bass Mizmar
    32       Contra Helikon
    32       Double Mizmar
    32       Double Dulzian
   21 1/3    Dulzian 5th
    16       Bombardon
    16       Helikon
    16       Mizmar
    16       Brass Trumpet
    16       Fagotto
    16       Dulzian
   10 2/3    Zink 5th
   10 2/3    Dulzian 5th
     8       Helikon
     8       Mizmar
     8       Tenor Trumpet
     8       Dulzian
    6 2/5    Dulzian 10th
    5 1/3    Zink 12th
     4       Clairon
     4       Alto Trumpet
     4       Dulzian
    2 2/3    Zink 19th
     2       Octave Clairon
     2       Dulzian
 
SOLO PEDAL
     8       Cello III  f+n+sh
     4       Night Horn
    III      Ciderne     
     2       Kornett
 
STENTOR PEDAL
    VIII     Shedar
    32       Nimrod
    16       Vangast
     8       Lasath
     4       Ximxi
 
ENCLOSED PEDAL
    32       Contra Violone
    16       Spire Flute
    16       Violone
    16       Vilone sharp
    16       Dolce
     8       Spill Flute
     8       Viola
     8       Viola sharp
     8       Dolce
     4       Spitz Flute
 
BORROWED PEDAL
   16        Gamba de Viol         Apollonian String
    8        Viola Pomposa         Apollonian String
   32        Serpent               Upper Swell
   16        Sackbut               Upper Swell
   16        Basset Horn           Recit Left
   16        Dijeridu              Chest
   16        Cembalo Regal         Apollonian Reed
    8        Anfar                 Upper Swell
    4        Kortolt               Earth Positive
 
(1991)




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