A comprehensive dictionary of organ stops - Allen Organ Studio of ...

174
DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS.
Parish Church (Norman & Beard, and Hope-Jones) ; Warwick Castle
Loughborough Parish Church (Ingram, Hope-Jones & Co.); Melbourne
Town Hall (Ingram & Co.) Scales—Various scales have been used for
this stop. CC, i\ in. at bottom, -| in. at top, \ mouth. CC, \\ in. has
also been used. It is treated similarly to the Viole d'Orchestre.
Violette—4 ft. An octave Viol.
VIOLIN—Violine, Violino. 8 ft.; 4 ft.
'Violin Diapason— 8 ft.
Equivalent to Viola.
See Geigen Principal.
'Violoncello— (It.) Violoncello is diminutive of Violone, 8 ft.
As a manual stop the Violoncello is rarely met with. It is a full-tonec
Gamba, made of either metal or wood. It occurs more frequently on the
Pedal organ ; indeed, a few years ago the stop was customarily introduced
as the first pedal 8 ft. stop. Nevertheless, it scarcely seems desirable to
insert the Violoncello prior to the so-called Bass Flute. The Violoncello
adds " grip " and " bite " to a Pedal organ, serving to fill up a possible
lacuna or gap between the pedal and the manual tone. There is a good
specimen, made of wood, at St. Mary's Parish Church, Nottingham
(Bishop). This stop is usually bearded. A Violoncello by Mr. Lewis
measured 4 in. at CC.
Violone— (Fr. and Ger.) Violon. For Acoustic Violone see
Acoustic Bass. (It.) Violone is augmentative of Viola. 16 ft.
The Violone is sometimes found as a manual double, variously voiced
as a Double Diapason, Contra Gamba, or a hybrid stop midway between
the two. The pedal Violone is a fairly small-scaled stop, constructed of
wood or metal. In tone it generally partakes much more of Diapason
quality than the so-called " Pedal Open Diapason, wood." Certainly in a
moderate-sized organ it is preferable to the latter stop, its well-defined tone
lending richness and firmness to the aggregate effect of the organ. At the
same time the Violone is correctly described as a string-toned stop, good
specimens displaying the " bite " which characterizes the orchestral Double
Bass. The pipes, which are now generally bearded, depend for their
effect very much on their entourage. It is well that they should be
accorded ample room. Scales—St. Peter, Hindley (Schulze), CCC, sf in.
square ; St. Alkmund, Derby (Lewis), CCC, 6 in. diameter (zinc).
VIOLONS CELESTES— 8 ft.
The name has been applied by Messrs. Beale & Thynne and by
Mr. J, W. Whiteley to the flat rank of a II rank (fiat and sharp) Viole
Celeste. There is no adequate reason why such ranks should not simply
be described as flat or sharp. Such terminology is more prosaic perhaps,
but less confusing.
;