Date: Wed, 9 Nov 1994 21:06:45 -0500 From: Larry Chace Subject: Syracuse University Aeolian (spec) Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University, Syracuse New York Aeolian Company, New York City, opus 1771, 1930 GREAT (partially expressive, 73p) SWELL (73p) 16 Diapason 16 Bourdon 8 First Diapason 8 Diapason 8 Second Diapason 8 Gedeckt 8 Third Diapason 8 Spitz Floete 8 Gamba 8 Flute Celeste 8 Gemshorn 8 Viol d'Orchestre 8 Gross Floete 8 Viole 8 Doppel Floete 8 Viole Celeste 4 First Octave 8 Salicional 4 Second Octave 12p (3rd Diap) 8 Voix Celeste 61p 4 Harmonic Flute 4 Octave 2-2/3 Twelfth 61p 4 Traverse Flute 2 Fifteenth 61p 2 Flautino 61p V Mixture 305p V Mixture 305p 16 Ophicleide 16 Posaune 8 Tromba 8 Cornopean 4 Clarion 8 Oboe Tremolo 8 Vox Humana 8 Harp 61n 4 Clarion 4 Celesta 61n Tremolo Chimes 25n 8 Harp 61n 4 Celesta 61n Chimes 25n CHOIR (73p) 16 Contra Gamba SOLO (73p) 8 English Diapason 8 Stentorphone 8 Concert Flute 8 Gross Flute 8 Quintadena 8 Gross Gamba 8 Viola 8 Gamba Celeste 8 Dulciana 16 Contra Tuba 8 Unda Maris 61p 8 Tuba Sonora 4 Flute d'Amour 8 Tuba Mirabilis 2-2/3 Nazard 61p 8 French Horn 2 Piccolo 61p 8 English Horn 1-3/5 Tierce 61p 4 Tuba Clarion 1-1/7 Septieme 61p Tremolo 8 Clarinet 8 Harp 61n 8 Orchestral Oboe 4 Celesta 61n Tremolo Chimes 8 Harp 61n 4 Celesta 61n ECHO (Solo manual, 73p) Chimes 25n 8 Diapason 8 Gemshorn PEDAL 8 Gemshorn Celeste 61p 32 Bourdon 12p 8 Spitz Floete 16 First Diapason 8 Spitz Floete Celeste 61p 16 Second Diapason (gt) 4 Octave Flute 12p 16 Bourdon 8 Vox Humana 16 Violone 8 Orchestral Oboe 16 Gamba (ch) 16 Pedal Gedeckt 12p 16 Gedeckt (sw) 10-2/3 Quint (ext) 8 Violoncello 12p 8 Flute 12p 8 Octave 12p 8 Gedeckt (sw) 4 Flute 12p 32 Bombarde 12p 16 Trombone 16 Contra Tuba (solo) 16 Posaune (sw) 8 Tromba 12p 4 Clarion 12p Chimes This specification comes from "The Diapason" for November, 1930, and reports on the organ's dedication concert played by Firmin Swinnen (organist of the large Aeolian residence organ at Longwood Gardens in Wilmington, Deleware). He played: Toccata and Fuge in D minor, Bach; "Love Song", MacDowell; Minuet in D, Mozart; Fifth Symphony (first movement), Widor; "The Squirrel", Weaver; Ballade, Schubert; "The Swiss Music Box", Liadoff; "Piece Heroique", Franck; "May Night", Palmgren; "New World" Symphony (Largo and Finale), Dvoak. The chapel, seating about 1400, was provided by Senator Francis Hendricks as a memorial to his wife; his niece, Kathyrn Hendricks, donated the instrument. The organ included "an electrical equipment, or 'concertola', which makes possible the playing of from one to ten compositions mechanically". About 1950, the organ was replaced by a new Holtkamp organ (opus 1659, 1952) that included parts from the Aeolian. Two ranks, the Pedal 32' Bourdon and the 16' Violon, were used by Holtkamp in his opus 1649 (1950) for the university's Crouse Hall. Larry Chace (rlc1@cornell.edu) ------------------------------