THE ORGAN OF THE DOME CONCERT HALL BRIGHTON, ENGLAND

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

THE SPECIFICATION OF THE ORGAN IN THE DOME, BRIGHTON

This new version of the specification is listed as laid out at the console. The indications in brackets (Great, Swell, Solo, Accomp) are the chambers in which the ranks/traps are located.
 
 PEDAL ORGAN 

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2

3

4

5

6

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8

9

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18

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24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Double Open Diapason

Ophicleide

Open Diapason Wood

Open Diapason Metal

Major Bass

Bourdon

Contra Gamba

Double Dulciana

Contra viola

Echo Bourdon

Trombone

Tuba Horn

Contra Tromba

Double Trumpet

Quint

Octave

Principal

Bass Flute

‘Cello

Tibia Clausa

Trumpet

Twelfth

Fifteenth

Flute

Bass Drum Tap p

Bass Drum Tap f

Bass Drum Roll

Snare Drum Roll

Cymbal Crash

Cymbal Roll

Triangle

32

32

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

10 ⅔

8

8

8

8

8

8

5 ⅓

4

4

 

(bottom 2 notes digital)                                (GREAT)

(bottom 12 notes digital)                              (GREAT)

(bottom 12 notes digital - from No. 1)         (GREAT)

(Open Diapason No 2)                                 (GREAT)

(Tibia Clausa )                                              (SOLO)

                                                                      (GREAT)

                                                                      (SWELL)

                                                (ACCOMPANIMENT)

                                                (ACCOMPANIMENT)

(Röhr Gedeckt)                                            (SWELL)

(From No.2)                                                  (GREAT)

                                                                      (SOLO)

                                                                       (GREAT)

                                                                      (SWELL)

(From No. 6)                                                 (GREAT)

(From No. 1)                                                 (GREAT)

(From No. 4)                                                 (GREAT)

(From No. 6) (Stopped Diapason )               (GREAT)

(From No. 7)                                                  (SWELL)

(From No. 5)                                                  (SOLO)

(From No. 2)                                                 (GREAT)

(From No. 6)                                                 (GREAT)

(From No. 4)                                                 (GREAT)

(From No. 6)                                                 (GREAT)

PERCUSSION

PERCUSSION

PERCUSSION

PERCUSSION

PERCUSSION

PERCUSSION

PERCUSSION

PEDAL PERCUSSIONS TO 2nd touch (by switch)

SWELL ORGAN and ORCHESTRAL SWELL                (Classical Swell stops in Swell chamber in BLOCK CAPITALS) Other ranks in SOLO chamber unless otherwise stated)

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33

34

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48

49

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51

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57

58

59

60

61

62

63

RÖHR GEDECKT

CONTRA GAMBA

DOUBLE TRUMPET

CONTRA OBOE

Tuba Horn

VIOLIN DIAPASON

GAMBA

VOIX CELESTE

RÖHR GEDECKT

Harmonic Claribel

Tibia Clausa

TRUMPET

HORN

OBOE

Tuba Horn

Orchestral Trumpet

Vox Humana

Clarinet

Saxophone

Orchestral Oboe

GAMBETTE

FLUTE

GEMSHORN

Harmonic Claribel

Tibia Clausa

CLARION

Vox Humana

TWELFTH

Tibia Clausa Twelfth

Tibia Clausa

FIFTEENTH

MIXTURE

Swell Sub-Octave

Swell Unison Off

Swell Octave

16

16

16

16

16

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

2 ⅔

2 ⅔

2

2

IV ranks

 

 

 

 

 

 

(From No. 33)

 

(From No. 32

 

 

From No. 34)

 

(From No. 35)

 

 

(ACCOMP)

 

 

 

(From No. 33)

(From No. 32)

(From No. 37)

 

 

(From No. 34)

(ACCOMP)

(From No. 32)

 

 

 

(17.19.22.26)

GREAT ORGAN (Classical Great Stops in BLOCK CAPITALS)                            (Other ranks in Solo chamber unless otherwise stated)

 

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107

108

109

110

111

112

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114

115

116

117

Bottom row of stopkeys

DOUBLE OPEN DIAPASON (metal)

BOURDON

Tibia Clausa

Contra Gamba

Röhr Gedeckt (engraved on stopkey)

Contra Dulciana

CONTRA TROMBA

Tuba Horn

OPEN DIAPASON 1

OPEN DIAPASON 2

OPEN DIAPASON 3

STOPPED DIAPASON

Viola

Gamba

Tibia Clausa

Harmonic Claribel

Dulciana

Flute

TROMBA

Tuba Horn

Orchestral Trumpet

Clarinet

Vox Humana

Orchestral Oboe

Saxophone

Great Octave Coupler

Top row of stopkeys

Quint

OCTAVE

PRINCIPAL

WALD FLUTE

Tibia Clausa

Octave Claribel

Dulciana

Gambette

Flute

CLARION

Tuba Horn

Vox Humana

TWELFTH

Tibia Twelfth

Flute Twelfth

FIFTEENTH

Dulcetina

Flute

Tibia Clausa

Flute Tierce

MIXTURE

Chrysoglot

Xylophone

Glockenspiel

Orchestral Bells

Tibia Clausa (2nd Touch)

Tibia Clausa (2nd Touch)

Tibia Clausa (2nd Touch)

Orchestral Trumpet

Solo to Great 2nd Touch

Solo Sub-Octave to Great 2ndTouch

 

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

 

 

5 ⅓

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

2 ⅔

2 ⅔

2 ⅔

2

2

2

2

1 ³/5

IV rks

37 notes

37 notes

37 notes

37 notes

16

8

4

8

 

 

 

 

 

(actually new ACCOMP Flute)

(ACCOMP)

 

 

 

(From No. 64)

 

(From No. 65)

(ACCOMP)

(SWELL)

 

 

(ACCOMP)

(ACCOMP)

 

 

 

 

(ACCOMP)

 

 

 

 

(ACCOMP Viola)

 

(From No. 64)

 

 

 

(ACCOMP)

(SWELL)

(ACCOMP)

(From No. 70)

 

(ACCOMP)

 

 

(ACCOMP)

 

(ACCOMP)

(ACCOMP)

 

(ACCOMP)

(17.19.flat 21.22 - 8.10.12.15)

(PERCUSSION)

(PERCUSSION)

(PERCUSSION)

(PERCUSSION)

Stopkeys 114 to 117 and the following two couplers are situated above the Solo manual

ACCOMPANIMENT (All ranks in Accomp chamber unless otherwise stated)

  Bottom row of stopkeys    
118 Contra Dulciana

16

 
119 Gedeckt (engraved on stopkey)

16

From new Flute rank – see below
120 Vox Humana

16 TC

 
121 Viola

8

 
122 Dulciana

8

 
123 Open Diapason

8

New Christie rank
124 Flute

8

New Christie Rank
125 Gamba

8

SWELL
126 Tibia Clausa

8

SOLO
127 Vox Humana

8

 
128 Tuba Horn

8

SOLO
129 Orchestral Trumpet

8

SOLO
130 Clarinet

8

SOLO
131 Orchestral Oboe

8

SOLO
132 Saxophone

8

SOLO
  Accompaniment Octave coupler    
  Top row of stopkeys    
133 Viola

4

 
134 Dulciana

4

 
135 Tibia Clausa

4

SOLO
136 Octave

4

From No. 123
137 Gambette

4

SWELL
138 Flute

4

 
139 Vox Humana

4

 
140 Dulciana Twelfth

2 ⅔

 
141 Flute Twelfth

2 ⅔

 
142 Dulcetina

2

 
143 Flute

2

 
144 Flute Tierce

1 ³/5

 
145 Dulciana Tierce

1 ³/5

 
146 Dulciana Mixture

III ranks

derived
147 Marimba

49 notes

PERCUSSION
148 Chrysoglot

37 notes

PERCUSSION
  Accompaniment Second Touch Stops (stopkeys above Solo manual RH side)    
149 Tibia Clausa

8

SOLO
150 Open Diapason

8

GREAT
151 Tibia Clausa

4

SOLO
152 Tibia Clausa

2

SOLO
153 Tuba Horn

8

SOLO
154 Clarinet

8

SOLO
155 Orchestral Oboe

8

SOLO
156 Orchestral Trumpet

8

SOLO
157 Saxophone

8

SOLO
  Accompaniment Non-Tonal Percussions (stopkeys above Solo manual LH side)    
158 Tambourine   PERCUSSION
159 Castanets   PERCUSSION
160 Chinese Block   PERCUSSION
161 Sand Block   PERCUSSION
162 Sleigh Bells   PERCUSSION
163 Tom=Tom   PERCUSSION
164 Snare Drum Roll   PERCUSSION
165 Cymbal Tap   PERCUSSION
166 Triangle (2nd Touch)   PERCUSSION
167 Tolling Bell (2nd Touch)   PERCUSSION
168 Cymbal Crash (2nd Touch)   PERCUSSION
169 Bird Whistle (2nd Touch)   PERCUSSION

STRING ORGAN (in Accompaniment chamber)

170

171

172

173

174

175

176

177

Contra Viola

Quintaton

Violes d’Orchestre II ranks

Voix Celestes II ranks

Violette

Musette

Lieblich Gedeckt

Cornet de Violes

String Sub-Octave

String Unison Off

String Octave

16

8

8

8

4

4

4

IV ranks

 

SOLO ORGAN (All ranks in SOLO chamber unless otherwise stated)

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179

180

181

182

183

184

185

186

187

188

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190

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192

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206

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208

209

210

211

212

213

214

215

Tibia Clausa

Tuba Horn

Contra Tromba

Double Trumpet

Contra Oboe

Tibia Clausa

Harmonic Claribel

Open Diapason

Flute

Tuba Mirabilis

Tuba Horn

Orchestral Trumpet

Tromba

Trumpet

Oboe

Saxophone

Orchestral Oboe

Clarinet

Vox Humana

Tibia Clausa

Octave Claribel

Octave

Flute

Tuba Horn

Trumpet

Clarion

Vox Humana

Tibia Clausa Twelfth

Tibia Clausa

Marimba

Chrysoglot

Carillon

Xylophone re-iterating

Xylophone tap

Glockenspiel

Orchestral Bells

Sleigh bells

Chimes

Solo Sub Octave                                  Solo Unison Off                                   Solo Octave                                       *Solo to Accomp 2nd Touch                 *Solo Octave to Accomp 2nd Touch   *Solo Sub-Octave to Accomp 2nd T

*stopkeys above Solo manual

16

16

16

16

16

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

2 ⅔

2

49 notes

37 notes

25 notes

37 notes

37 notes

37 notes

37 notes

25 notes

17 notes

 

 

(GREAT)

(SWELL)

(SWELL)

 

 

(GREAT Open Diapason 1)

(SWELL Röhr Gedeckt)

 

 

 

(GREAT)

(SWELL)

(SWELL)

 

 

 

(ACCOMP)

 

 

(GREAT Open Diapason II)

(SWELL Röhr Gedeckt)

 

(SWELL)

(GREAT)

(ACCOMP)

 

 

PERCUSSION

PERCUSSION

PERCUSSION

PERCUSSION

PERCUSSION

PERCUSSION

PERCUSSION

PERCUSSION

PERCUSSION

 

 

 

INTER-MANUAL AND MANUAL TO PEDAL COUPLERS                                 located on left hand bottom row    

Accompaniment to Pedal                                Great to Pedal                                                Swell to Pedal                                                 Solo to Pedal                                                 String to Swell                                                  Solo to Swell                                                     String to Great Swell to Great 16                                            Swell to Great 8                                                  Swell to Great 4                                                  Solo to Great 16                                                 Solo to Great 8                                                   Solo to Great 4                                   Accompaniment to Great 16                  Accompaniment to Great 8                 Accompaniment to Great 4

 TREMULANTS (named "Vibrato" on the stopkeys)
 Swell Main
 Accomp Vox Humana
 Accomp Diapason & Flute
 Accompaniment Main & String Organ
 Solo Tibia
 Solo Saxophone & Orchestral Trumpet
 Solo Tuba Horn & Harmonic Claribel
 Solo Clarinet & Orchestral Oboe
 The 16' Octaves of all tremulated ranks are unaffected by the tremulants
 
 PISTON LAYOUT
 
 Under ACCOMP MANUAL:
 5 to String Organ,  5 Double Touch (2nd touch providing suitable Pedal), and 8 single touch),
 General Cancel
 under GREAT MANUAL:
 5 Double Touch (2nd touch providing Suitable Pedal), and 8 Single touch 

 Under SWELL MANUAL:
 5 Generals (Nos. 6-10), 10 Single Touch, 2 Generals controlling all couplers 

 Under SOLO MANUAL:
 5 Generals (Nos. 1-5), 10 Single Touch 

ABOVE PEDAL-BOARD
 18 toe pistons to Pedal
 10 toe pistons to Swell or Generals                                                                                                             (switchable and controlled by stop key  located to the left of the Tremulents)

Reversible thumb pistons for:- SWELL to GREAT, SOLO to GREAT,  GREAT to PEDAL, ACC to      PEDAL, SWELL to PEDAL,
FULL ORGAN (with illuminated indicator)
OCTAVE COUPLER CANCEL
DOUBLES OFF rocker tablet (with illuminated indicator)
Reversible toe pistons for:- SWELL to GREAT, GREAT to PEDAL
The Accompaniment & Great pistons also control second touch stops.
Two setter pistons - one for 1st touch and one for second touch
 
There are 16 levels of memory for each Division and 96 levels of General memory.
 
Cancel bar to each division
 
3 balanced swell pedals, switchable to any of the four sets of swell shutters.

The Great  shutters can be isolated from the pedals, thereby rendering the ‘straight'  Great  department unenclosed.
Balanced programmable general crescendo pedal (with illuminated indicator)
Switch for percussions and effects (with illuminated indicator)

 

CHAMBER ANALYSIS

  SOLO CHAMBER - LEFT HAND SIDE OF STAGE (upper) all ranks available on all manuals

Tibia Clausa

16-2

Also on Pedal at 16-8
Harmonic Claribel

8-4

 
Tuba Horn

16-4

Also on Pedal at 16
Clarinet

8

 
Orchestral Oboe

8

 
Orchestral Trumpet

8

 
Saxophone

8

 
All above duplexed on other manuals    
Tuba Mirabilis

Tremulants for Solo ranks :
Tibia Clausa:
Harmonic Claribel & Tuba Horn:
Saxophone & Orchestral Trumpet:
Clarinet and Orchestral Oboe

8

(playable only on Solo or through couplers on other manuals)

PERCUSSION CHAMBER - LEFT HAND SIDE OF STAGE (middle)
Marimba Harp, Chrysoglot/Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Orchestral Bells, Carillon,                                                                           Tuned Sleigh bells,  Chimes and non-tonal percussions and effects.                                                                                                                             (Swell shutters linked to Solo chamber shutters)

   SWELL CHAMBER - LEFT HAND SIDE OF STAGE (lower)
   (Mainly straight - some extension and duplexing - otherwise a conventional Swell Organ)

Contra Gamba

16-4

Available on Pedal Great and Accomp
Röhr Gedeckt

16-2 ⅔

Available on Solo
Violin Diapason

8-4

 
Voix Céleste

8

 
Fifteenth

2

 
Mixture

IV ranks

17.19.22.26
Double Trumpet

16-4

Available on Pedal and Solo
Horn

8

Available on Solo
Contra Oboe

Tremulent to all ranks          (stopkey engraved "Swell Vibrato")

16-8

Available on Solo

   GREAT CHAMBER - RIGHT HAND SIDE OF STAGE (upper)
   (Mainly straight - some extension - a classical Great Organ)

Bourdon/Stopped Diapason

16

Available on Pedal (16, 10⅔, 8)
Open Diapason 1

8

Available on Solo
Open Diapason 2

16-4

Available on Pedal (and Solo at 4’)
Open Diapason 3

8

 
Octave

4

 
Waldflute

4

 
Twelfth

2 ⅔

 
Fifteenth

2

 
Mixture

IV ranks

17.19.flat 21st..22  -   8.10.12.15
Contra Tromba

16-4

Available on Solo in all three pitches
Ophicleide

16-8

See note below – re Pedal Organ
Open Wood (32 notes)

8

See note below – re Pedal Organ

PEDAL ORGAN ranks in Great chamber
Apart from using the 16ft extensions of many of the manual ranks, there is also, in the Great                                                                         chamber an  independent Pedal Trombone 16' with extended Ophicleide 32' with the bottom 12                                                                        notes now digitally  generated owing to the fact that there is not enough room in the new chambers                                                                       for the full-length pipes originally installed in the previous chambers. Also a 24 note 32 ft electronic                                                                        Double Open Diapason was part of the original scheme, but did not function properly and was                                                                    disconnected in 1945 or thereabouts.       A digital replacement for this has also been installed.                                                                             This is extended upwards to 16' (Open Wood) and then the 32 note Open Wood 8' unit takes over                                                                           to complete the trio of 32', 16' and Octave 8'. These digital   replacements have been sampled                                                                                and created by David Houlgate, the well-known Brighton electronic organ engineer.

ACCOMPANIMENT/STRING CHAMBER - RIGHT HAND SIDE OF STAGE (lower)

Flute 16-1 ³/5 New Unit – Christie pipework (Acc & Gt)
Open Diapason 8-4 New Unit – Christie pipework (Acc only)
Vox Humana 8-4 Available on all manuals
Dulciana 16-1 ³/5 Available on Pedal (16’), Accomp & Great and  as Dulciana Mixture III
Viola 8-4 Available also on Great at 8 and 5 ⅓
STRING ORGAN (floating division)    
Contra Viola 16 Also on Pedal at 16’
Quintaton 8  
Violes d’Orchestre II 8  
Voix Celeste II 8  
Violette 4  
Musette 4  
Leiblich Gedeckt 4
Cornet de Violes

Tremulants:
Flute & Diapason:
Vox Humana:
Dulciana, Viola and String Organ

IV ranks