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Before the revolution
1. Organs in French classical style 2. Organs in neo-classical style 3. Organs rebuilt in the 19th century 4. Organs rebuilt in the 20th century
Neo-classical style
Saint-Séverin Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Saint-Germain-des-PrésAll organ builders
before the revolution
Pigache Langhedul Carlier De Héman Pecheur Thierry Clicquot other builders 17th century other builders 18th century
In
the
sixties
and
seventies
of
the
past
century,
a
few
organs
from
before
the
revolution
in
Paris
have
been
rebuilt
in
a
neo-classical
style.
The
idea
was
to
construct
an
organ
on
which
both
German
and
French
baroque
music
could
be
played.
Of
course,
this
was
an
illusion,
so
compromises
had
to
be
made.
In
four
of
the
five
cases,
priority
was
given
to
the
German
baroque
style
(Saint-Séverin,
Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-
Pas,
Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin,
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires).
In
one
case,
priority
was
given
to
French
baroque
style
(Saint-Germain-des-Prés).
Note: The choir organ of Saint Pierre de Chaillot (Paris
XVI) is a former ‘orgue de salon’ from the church Saint
Eustache (Paris I), built in a style of the end of the 18th
century. Since the precise date of built of this organ is
unknown and the instrumental part is entirely new, this
organ is not part of this review of pre-revcolutionary
organs in Paris.
The table summarizes the main characteristics of the five pre-revolutionary neo-
classical organs. It shows that the organ of Saint-Séverin has still a substantial
amount of old stops; the other four organs lost most of their stops from before
the revolution.
Organs of Paris
Before the revolution - neo-classical
style
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Saint-Séverin
Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas
Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
The table summarizes the main characteristics of the
five pre-revolutionary neo-classical organs. It shows
that the organ of Saint-Séverin has still a substantial
amount of old stops; the other four organs lost most of
their stops from before the revolution.
In
the
sixties
and
seventies
of
the
past
century,
a
few
organs
from
before
the
revolution
in
Paris
have
been
rebuilt
in
a
neo-classical
style.
The
idea
was
to
construct
an
organ
on
which
both
German
and
French
baroque
music
could
be
played.
Of
course,
this
was
an
illusion,
so
compromises
had
to
be
made.
In
four
of
the
five
cases,
priority
was
given
to
the
German
baroque
style
(Saint-Séverin,
Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-
Pas,
Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin,
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires).
In
one
case,
priority
was
given
to
French
baroque
style
(Saint-Germain-des-Prés).
Note: The choir organ of Saint Pierre de Chaillot (Paris
XVI) is a former ‘orgue de salon’ from the church Saint
Eustache (Paris I), built in a style of the end of the 18th
century. Since the precise date of built of this organ is
unknown and the instrumental part is entirely new, this
organ is not part of this review of pre-revcolutionary
organs in Paris.
