An Explanation Of The Organ Stops With Hints For Effective Combinations

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ... In combination the 4-ft. Spitzflote ranges in point of power between 4-ft. Flute d'Amour and 4-ft. Gemshorn, which stops it sometimes replaces. Stentorphon. See Tuba Mirabilis. Stop Manuals. See Pneumatic Combination Pistons. Stopped Diapason. See Gedackt. Suabile. See Suavial. Suavial, Suabile. A soft-toned stop like Geigenprincipal, often found on old organs as 8-ft. stop beginning at c', as for instance in the French Church at Berne. Sub-Bass (often labelled Bourdon, Grand Bourdon in England). The name of a stop with a 16-ft. or 32-ft. covered pipe. (See Gedackt.) In small organs, where the size of the church does not admit of the 16-ft. open pipe, Sub-Bass is quite indispensable (or even side by side with this). We advise the use of Harmonica Bass (q.v.) with Sub-Bass, if there is a liberal allowance of pedals, which stop, discreetly giving precision to the sombre fullness of the SubBass, is, in such combination, of special value. In large and small organs Sub-Bass forms one of the most essential stops; and even in the smallest instrument a coupler to the first manual should not be deemed a sufficient substitute. From' an acoustic point of view it is worth mentioning that my experience of the character of this stop is that the same note, which may have a tremendous effect in one part of the church, may scarcely be audible a few paces from this spot. This acoustic peculiarity of Sub-Bass (and other tones of lower registers) has therefore caused great trouble to many a builder, and has often made the satisfaction of experts questionable. Prof. Dr. Forster, of Berne, writes to me on this subject: "It would be doing the organ-builder a great injustice if one attributed this phenomenon to a F faulty construction of the instrument. In...

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Excerpt from An Explanation of the Organ Stops: With Hints for Effective Combinations My paper on Organ Stops, originally written for a course of lectures to organists, was published by the desire of a committee of teachers. In altering and enlarging the original work for the press, I was struck by the number and excellence of literary works on the organ, its construction, preservation, and pitch. It is evident, however, that in these only a limited space could be devoted to the organ stops. During a practice of twenty-five years, interspersed with numerous concert-tours, and occasional calls upon me as an expert, I have made organ stops, their peculiarity and acoustic effects, my special study. In working up this material, extending as it does over divers provinces of musical science, I secured the welcome co-operation of several highly experienced colleagues. Before all others, I offer to Prof Dr. A. Forster, of Berne, my warmest thanks for his kindness in stimulating and facilitating my studies by the loan of books on physical acoustics, and by highly interesting experiments. I also wish to offer my best thanks to the organ-builders who have thoroughly revised that portion of my work treating on the technicalities of organ-building. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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