Picture postcard view of the pipe organ from the early 20th century.

Dome Pipe Organ (Latvian: Doma ērģeles), the second largest pipe organ in Latvia, is located in Riga Cathedral. The largest mechanical pipe organ in Latvia is located in Liepāja Holy Trinity Cathedral.[1]

History

The first known Riga Cathedral organ was the largest in the world, but it was lost in 1547 during a fire. In the 16th century, the Cathedral Church built a new organ, which sounded for 280 years. Jacob Raab made out of the damaged organ's remains a prospect in mannerism style with some baroque elements complemented latter by other masters. Today the vocal organ is more than a century old; it is built by the German firm E.F. Walcker & Sons in Ludwigsburg in 1882-83 and it was inaugurated on January 31, 1884.[2] In 1983 the organ was reconstructed by Flentrop Orgelbouw of Zaandam, Netherlands, so it retained its distinctive sound and look. During the reconstruction the organ was completely dismantled and then reassembled, the second console was restored and later added three stops.

Specification

The instrument is playable from two consoles. Its main console is located at the upper gallery and has 4 manuals and a pedal. The second console is on the lower gallery and it duplicates the fourth manual of the main console. The organ has 124 stops, which sound from 6,718 pipes arranged on 26 wind chests. The longest pipe is about 10 metres long, the shortest one is only 13 mm.[3] Pipe diameters are from 50 cm to 4 mm. The materials used in the pipes include pine, fir, maple, oak, beech, and pear and different metal alloys. There are 116 voices, 144 ranks; 18 combinations and General Crescendo.[4]

I Manual C–f3
Principal16′
Flauto major16′
Viola di Gamba16′
Octav8′
Hohlflöte8′
Viola di Gamba8′
Doppelflöte8′
Gemshorn8′
Quintatön8′
Bourdon8′
Dulciana8′
Quinte51/3
Octav4′
Gemshorn4′
Gamba4′
Hohlflöte4′
Rohrflöte4′
Terz31/5
Quinte22/3
Octav2′
Superoctav1′
Sesquialtera II
Cornet V8′
Mixtur VI4′
Scharff IV11/3
Contrafagott16′
Tuba mirabilis8′
Trompette harmonique8′
Cor anglais8′
Euphon8′
Clairon4′
Cornettino2′
II Manual C–f3
Geigenprincipal16′
Bourdon16′
Principal8′
Fugara8′
Spitzflöte8′
Rohrflöte8′
Concertflöte8′
Liebl. Gedeckt8′
Viola di Alta8′
Dolce8′
Principal4′
Fugara4′
Salicet4′
Flauto dolce4′
Quinte22/3
Superoctav2′
Waldflöte2′
Terz13/5
Sesquialtera II
Cornet V8′
Mixtur V22/3
Äolodicon16′
Ophicleide8′
Fagott/Oboe8′
Oboe4′
Tremolo Fagott/Oboe
III Manual C–f3
Salicional16′
Lieblich Gedeckt16′
Geigenprincipal8′
Viola d’amour8′
Wienerflöte8′
Gedeckt8′
Salicional8′
Harmonika8′
Bourdon d’echo8′
Bifra8′+4′
Geigenprincipal4′
Spitzflöte4′
Traversflöte4′
Dolce4′
Piccolo2′
Mixtur IV22/3
Vox humana8′
Tremolo Vox humana


IV Schwellwerk C–f3
Quintatön16′
Flötenprincipal8′
Unda maris8′
Melodica8′
Flûte d'Amour8′
Bourdon doux8′
Äoline8′
Voix céleste8′
Viola tremolo8′
Piffaro8′+2′
Flötenprincipal4′
Gedecktflöte4′
Vox angelica4′
Salicet2′
Harmonia ätheria III22/3
Trompete8′
Physharmonika8′
Pedal C–d1
Principalbaß32′
Offenbaß16′
Violonbaß16′
Contraviolonbaß16′
Subbaß16′
Flötenbaß16′
Gedecktbaß16′
Quintbaß102/3
Octavbaß8′
Hohlflötenbaß8′
Gedecktbaß8′
Violoncello8′
Terzbaß62/5
Octavbaß4′
Hohlflöte4′
Octav2′
Sesquialtera II
Mixtur V51/3
Grand Bourdon V32′
Bombardon32′
Posaune16′
Trompete8′
Corno4′


Schwellpedal C–d1
Violon16′
Bourdon16′
Dolceflöte8′
Violon8′
Viola4′
Flautino2′
Serpent16′
Bassethorn8′
  • Couplers: II/I, III/I, IV/I, III/II, IV/II, I/P, II/P, III/P, IV/P, I–IV/P, P/I („noli me tangere“).

References

  1. www.trinitatis.lv
  2. Gerhard Walcker-Mayer The Organ in Riga Cathedral as viewed by the Walcker firm March 2003
  3. "Rīgas Doms - Ērģeles". www.doms.lv. Archived from the original on 1 Jul 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  4. Magle, Frederik. "The Walcker Organ in Riga Cathedral". http://www.magle.dk/music-forums/801-walcker-organ-riga-cathedral.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-11
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