Warsaw The Holy Cross' Church  

Poland

   

 

Instrument: First 19-stops organ from 1727-1731. Next instrument, with 42-stops - in 1851 (Henryk Marconi, Moritz Müller, Gottfried Riemer). Present organ from 1927 build by Cäcilia Salzburg-Wien in case from previous instrument.

Position of organs:

Disposition: (original names)

Manuał I   Manuał II   Manuał III   Pedał  
Pryncypał 16' Bourdon 16' Kwintadena 16' Subkontrb 32'
Pryncypał 8' Pryncypał 8' Pryncypał 8' Pryncypał 16'
Kwintaton 8' Salicet 8' Gamba 8' Violonbas 16'
Gemshorh 8' Fletharm 8' Róg nocny 8' Subbas 16'
Gedekt 8' Bourdon 8' Preastant 4' Salicetbas 16'
Holflet 8' Oktawa 4' Salicet 4' Fletbas 8'
Oktawa 4' Blokflet 4' Róg nocny 4' Cello 8'
Rurflet 4' Oktawa 2' Traversflet 4' Oktawbas 4' (?)
Superokt. 2' Tercja 1 3/5' Nasard 2 2/3' Okaryna (on knob - 'Róg nocny 2') 1'
Kwinta sz. 2 ch. Kwinta 2 2/3 Pikolo 2' Mixtura 3 ch.
Mixtura 4-5 ch. Mixtura 4 ch. Muxtura 5 ch. Trompet 8'
Kornet 4 ch. Klarnet 8' Flagolet 1' Puzon 16'
Cymbel 3 ch.     Superkw. 1 1/3' Clairon 4'
Trompet 8'     Trompet 4' Chorałbas 4'
        Vox humana 8'    
        Basson 16'    
        Obój 8'    

Copulations:              
II - I   III - II       I - P  
Super II - I   Super III - II       II - P  
Sub II - I   Sub III - II       III - P  
III - I              
Super III - I              
Sub III - I              

Effects:              
Tremolo              
Piano              
Mzforte              
Forte              
Tutti              
Crescendo              

Church: 1679-96, J. Belotti, Józef Fontana, Jakub Fontana, J. D. Jauch. Rebuild after destruction while W.W. II in 1946-53.

  church of The Holly Cross,
Warsaw

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23. I. 2002