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Aristide
Cavaillé-Coll
was
without
doubt
the
most
distinguished
organ
builder
of
the
19th
century.
He
was
the
initiator
of
the
orchestral
style
of
French
organ
building and composing.
He
descended
from
a
family
of
organ
builders
in
the
south
of
France
and
north
of
Spain.
He
went
to
Paris
in
1833
and
he
was
awarded
a
contract
for
a
large
organ
for
the
basilica
of
Saint-Denis.
This
highly
innovative
instrument
would
become
a
model
for
the
more
than
600
organs
which
he
would
built
until
his
death
in
1899.
He
was
a
great
innovator
in
the
art
and
science
of
organ
building
and
had
a
pronounced
influence
on
the
course
of
organ
building
and
organ
composing
in
the
19th
century.
He
wrote
many
scientific
journal
articles
and
books
on
the
organ
in
which
he
published
the
results
of
his
researches
and experiments.
These innovations included:
•
the wind supply
•
mechanical innovations, first part
•
mechanical innovations, second part
The
work
of
Cavaillé-Coll
can
be
distinghuised
into
three
distinct periods*:
•
the
´
post-classical
´
period:
the
early
works
(eight
organs
in Paris)
•
the
'
operatic'
period:
from
1851
to
1871
during
the
Second Empire (14 organs in Paris)
•
the
´
symphonic
´
period:
the
late
works
during
the
Third
Republic (16 organs in Paris)
More information:
Hans Klotz & Kurt Lueders:Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
Inventions or innovations by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
1834
Invention of the poïkilorgue (Toulouse)
1839
Windchests with two or three sections of different wind pressure (Temple des Billettes)
1841
Swell box with three stages level of opening (Cathédrale de Saint-Denis)
1841
Barker’s lever (Saint-Denis)
1855
Swell box for two sections
Widening the keyboard scale: manual up to 56 tones, pedalboard up to 27 tones (Exposition
universelle)
1841- 1868
New organ stops: flûtes harmoniques (Saint-Denis 1841), Voix Célestes (La Madeleine 1846).
1863
Advanced pneumatic system for switching the stops (Saint-Sulpice)
1868
Amplification of additional harmonic tones (sevenths in Notre-Dame)
1873
Widening the keyboard scale up to 61 tones (Albert Hall in Sheffield)
Expression box for three of four manual sections (Albert Hall-Sheffield)
Source : facebook page Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, October 19, 2022
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Aristide
Cavaillé-Coll
was
without
doubt
the
most
distinguished
organ
builder
of
the
19th
century.
He
was
the
initiator
of
the
orchestral
style
of
French
organ
building
and composing.
He
descended
from
a
family
of
organ
builders
in
the
south
of
France
and
north
of
Spain.
He
went
to
Paris
in
1833
and
he
was
awarded
a
contract
for
a
large
organ
for
the
basilica
of
Saint-Denis.
This
highly
innovative
instrument
would
become
a
model
for
the
more
than
600
organs
which
he
would built until his death in 1899.
He
was
a
great
innovator
in
the
art
and
science
of
organ
building
and
had
a
pronounced
influence
on
the
course
of
organ
building
and
organ
composing
in
the
19th
century.
He
wrote
many
scientific
journal
articles
and
books
on
the
organ
in
which
he
published
the
results
of
his
researches
and experiments.
These innovations included:
•
the wind supply
•
mechanical innovations, first part
•
mechanical innovations, second part
The
work
of
Cavaillé-Coll
can
be
distinghuised
into
three
distinct periods*:
•
the
´
post-classical
´
period:
the
early
works
(eight
organs in Paris)
•
the
'
operatic'
period:
from
1851
to
1871
during
the
Second Empire (14 organs in Paris)
•
the
´
symphonic
´
period:
the
late
works
during
the
Third Republic (16 organs in Paris)
More information:
Hans Klotz & Kurt Lueders:Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
Saint Denis
