THE ORGAN IN CIRENCESTER PARISH CHURCH

Henry Willis built an organ for the church in 1895, retaining the imposing organ case by George Gilbert Scott. The instrument was much rebuilt over the years and had become unreliable. Harrison & Harrison are to build a new organ of four manuals and 63 stops, retaining the Scott case and some 30 surviving Willis stops.
The organ is situated in the former St John's Chapel, south of the chancel and at the head of the south nave aisle. In this position it must give effective leadership in the nave as well as accompanying the choir in the chancel. The Great organ and unenclosed Solo reeds will face the nave, with a new case; the Choir and Solo Organs will stand within the Scott case in the chancel; the Swell Organ will have shutters facing in both directions. The console will be placed on the north side of the chancel.


 PEDAL ORGAN



SWELL ORGAN










  *1. Sub Bourdon
 (from 5)
 32
40.
 Lieblich Bourdon
16
    2. Open Diapason
 (wood)
 16
41.
 Geigen Principal
8
*3. Open Diapason
 (metal)
 16
42.
 Lieblich Gedeckt
8
  *4. Violone
 (from 26)
 16
43.
 Salicional
8
    5.
 Bourdon
16
44.
 Vox Angelica
8
*6.
 Principal
8
45.
 Gemshorn
4
    7.
 Bass Flute
 (from 5)
 8
46.
 Lieblich Flute
4
  *8.
 Fifteenth
4
47.
 Fifteenth
4
*9.
 Flute
4
48.
 Mixture
 17.19.22
 III
  *10.
 Mixture
 22.26.29
 III
*49.
 Mixture
 22.26.29
 III
*11.
 Contra Trombone
 (from 37)
 32
50.
 Hautboy
8
  *12.
 Ophicleide
16

XIII   Tremulant

  13.
 Trombone
 (from 37)
 16
51.
 Contra Posaune
16
  *14.
 Posaune
8
52.
 Cornopean
8
  *15.
 Clarion
4
*53.
 Clarion
4

I  Choir to Pedal    II  Great to Pedal



XIV  West Shutters Off   XV Sub Octave


III  Swell to Pedal   IV   Solo to Pedal



XVI   Octave   XVII  Solo to Swell


V   Pedal Divide
















CHOIR ORGAN (unenclosed)



SOLO ORGAN 

16.
 Open Diapason
8

Enclosed

*17.
 Gedeckt
8
54.
 Hohl Flute
8
18.
 Dulciana
8
55.
 Viola da Gamba
8
*19.
 Principal
4
*56.
 Viola Céleste
8
*20.
 Chimney Flute
4
57.
 Concert Flute
4
*21.
 Nazard
22/3
58.
 Piccolo
2
*22.
 Flageolet
2
59.
 Cor Anglais
16
*23.
 Tierce
13/5
60.
 Corno di Bassetto
8
*24.
 Mixture
 19.22
 II
*61.
 Vox Humana
8
*25.
 Clarinet
8

XVIII   Tremulant


VI  Tremulant   VII  Swell to Choir



Unenclosed


VIII   Solo to Choir


*62.
 Tuba
8





*63.
 Orchestral Trumpet
8

GREAT ORGAN



XIX  Octave   XX  Great to Solo

26.
 Double Open Diapason
16




27.
 Open Diapason No 1
8

ACCESSORIES

28.
 Open Diapason No 2
8

Eight general pistons and general cancel

29.
 Claribel Flute
 (bass from 30)
 8

Eight foot pistons to the Pedal Organ

30.
 Stopped Diapason
8

Eight pistons to the Choir Organ

31.
 Principal
4

Eight pistons to the Great Organ

*32.
 Flûte Harmonique
4

Eight pistons to the Swell Organ (duplicated by foot pistons)
33.
 Twelfth
22/3

Eight pistons to the Solo Organ

34.
 Fifteenth
2

Reversible pistons: I-IV, VII, VIII, X-XII, XVII, XX

35.
 Mixture
 17.19.22
 III

Reversible foot pistons: II, XI; 1, 12

*36.
 Mixture
 22.26.29
 III

Piston couplers: Great & Pedal Combinations Coupled
37.
 Trombone
16

                       Generals on Swell Foot Pistons

38.
 Trumpet
8

Stepper, operating general pistons in sequence

39.
 Clarion
4

128 general and eight divisional memory levels


IX   Reeds on Choir  X   Choir to Great


Balanced expression pedals to Swell and Solo Organs

XI  Swell to Great   XII  Solo to Great



The manual compass is 58 notes, the pedal 30 notes


* New pipework


HARRISON & HARRISON

2009

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