Weimar
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IntroductionBach was court organist and musician to the Duke of Weimar from 1708 until 1717. Many of his most well-known and frequently played organ works date from this period:
The organ in the Church of the Schloss, or "Castle" was originally built by Compenius in 1658, then repaired and rebuilt in 1708. Further work was done 1713-14 and 1719-20. The instrument was placed in a gallery high above the altar and some distance back from the gallery rail. The earliest preserved stoplist dates from 1730; the one below is based on several different published versions.165
Disposition |
Oberwerk | Unterwerk | Pedal | ||||||||
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Quintadena | 16 | Principal | 8 | Gross Untersatz | 32 | |||||
Principal | 8 | Viol da Gamba | 8 | Violon-bass | 16 | |||||
Gemshorn | 8 | Gedackt | 8 | Sub-bass | 16 | |||||
Grobgedackt | 8 | Octave | 4 | Principal-bass | 8 | |||||
Octave | 4 | Klein Gedackt | 4 | Posaune-bass | 16 | |||||
Quintadena | 4 | Waldflöte | 2 | Trompeten-bass | 8 | |||||
Mixture VI | Sesquialtera II | Cornetten-bass | 4 | |||||||
Cymbel III | Trompette | 8 | ||||||||
Couplers: Unterwerk to Oberwerk, Oberwerk to Pedal
Two Tremulants (Oberwerk and Unterwerk) Cymbelstern |
Please note these characteristics. Most are typical of Thuringian organs of Bach's lifetime.
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© 2000 AD James H. Cook