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DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS. 21
is rapidly falling into disuse. Christuskirche, Hirschberg; St. Michael,
Harriburg ; Marienkirche (2nd organ), Lubeck ; Catholic Church and
Frauenkirche, Dresden (Silbermann, 1734 and 1736 respectively) ; St. Peter,
Gorlitz (Casparini, 1703). At Washington Temple, U.S.A. (Kimball Co.),
the stop is described as of "grave, sinister tone, of supernatural effect,
sepulchral," The organist, Dr. G. W. Walter, who designed the instrument,
kindly informs the author that it is a 16 ft. beating reed, with maple shallots
and metal bodies, of Bassoon scale. The tongues of the lowest octave are
scaled to "fly up" to pitch. With normal tongues quality would be obtained
only at the expense of promptitude of speech and vice vend. There is a 16 ft.
Schalmei in the organ at the Colston Hall, Bristol (Norman & Beard). It is
composed of cylindrical pipes surmounted by a capped bell. In the treble
the tone resembles that of a broad-toned Cor Anglais; in the bass that
of a Clarinet with a touch of French Horn quality added. The stop is a
valuable acquisition to the " wood-wind " effects of this organ.
CHAMADE—Trompette-a-. (Fr.) Chamade = Parley.
Trumpets so arranged as to blare directly out. See Fan Trumpet.
CHIMNEY FLUTE—See Rohrflote.
Chirimia—Clarion. Former organ at Seville Cathedral.
Choral—A prefix signifying that the stop so designated was specially
intended for use in "giving out" the melody of a chorale. Choralbasset,
a 1 ft. Bauerflote on the Pedal organ (e.g., Kindelbruck)
Choralprincipal, 4 ft., a loud Principal.
Chormass—A prefix signifying unison pitch. Synonymous with .-Equal.
e.g., Chormassprincipal, 8 ft. Posaune-unter (under)-
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Chormass = Contra Posaune, 16 ft.
Cimbalstern—See Cymbalstern.
Cink— See Zink.
GLAIRON—(Fr., It.) = Clarion.
Clarabella—Claribel Flute. (Lat.) Clarus = bright; Bellus =
beautiful. 8 ft. ; 4 ft. ; occasionally 16 ft.
The Clarabella was invented by Bishop as a substitute for. the treble of
the Great organ Stopped Diapason, which he felt to be insufficient to cope
with the rapidly increasing depth and volume of Diapason tone. Hence
the customary break of the 8 ft. stop into a stopped bass at mid. C. The
English Hohlflute is harder and thinner in tone than the Clarabella,
which may be said more to resemble the German Hohlflote or Portunal-
flote. The pipes are of wood, open, of large scale, and consequently of
dull, velvety and cloying tone, with a minimum development of upper
partials. During the past decade the Clarabella seems to have largely
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