The New York herald., 1866-08-02
puslc sxMsT0A M TINE GREAT ORGAN At ptYmoura
CHURCH


The erection Of great organ s event II being the
mobiles, aud grandest instrument known n.
srlment which requires such large outlay OF mecbsni-
cal skill IN which II would impossible thing 10
bring the innumerabo stops and pipes, traekors aud
couple all uncer the Influence Of keyboard and within
the control OF min; where such mighty storms Of
sound be belched FORTH and be immediately
cecded by ths sweetest and moa sonl moving tones
where tho instruments 200 In orchestra be
faithfully reproduced, and, by many combinaons made
10 minister al tho dnercn, kinds OF masic WHERE
fact, all the musical inventions known 10 from the
rsno.es, period Joined and brought together IN
instrument are reasons why peculiarly 20 used
In tho performance OF those scs which man Is sccus
toned 10 consider the most solemn
II Ia interesting to note how gradually religion bas
takcn shape and form and has been solidifying tho
organ has up and has been as wore protected
under the wings Of mother church. Centuries ago
when organs roughly made and whom the keys had
10 be battered down with malict giving forth nncouth
sounds and having but remote resemblance 10 tho~e
which ars now made cvrn then organs used
curvely In chuTohes and IN ibis day there aro but Few
instances IN which they ~, placed go, slsewhere The
as Handel Haydn, bach and others, Tor tho organ.
In i73s when the FIRST really great organ built by
cathedral AZ an expense u $50 600 Il accomplished
musical revolution In Europe Ths organ was ios fec,
largest metal Pipe u fest long II quickly
ceeded by osberA The organ IN the oathedraa freybu
sops initiating The human voice Va. pessry sesai
nal' Another. for Tho church Of 81 Michael Ia Ham.
burg built 1902 which has 81 stops The organ Of ~,
Peter and Paul with 81 stops and 10 pipes vas
other very largo insiramcnt Finally the organ IN the
Bencdcins Monastery at weinssr'en in suab. bull ~
G,baiaer, of Jlm shout 1870 This had ~ stops, =
banks q keys and8 865 pipes
These lsr,o organs were all bl u Europe before
orRnn bail ser Lad dreamed of coming TO this continent
with rpgess Of tho country however organs and
organ buders increased until now Amsrea may boast
ha,n q ~ Tho .daS tho os aSa mu n.
built N Germany, nobody knows why. the organ
ia Plymouth church, the ono In the fremont Tomple
and that Worcester are the four largest on this
continent The largest organs In tho world arsthe
Al tho church o. g. salpco a Paris and that at ~
Georgo's Hall. Liverpool The organ at plymouth
church, which int oompstsd, has 10 slors.
banks OF keys AID 3s42 ppcsi the largest pipe . ~
Zee. ,onx an ~ ~ a,,an rho a, 49, ~ sodcr
the Organs tho fremont Temple, and N the hechs.
mes Hail, Worcester
incidents aitendant upon the erection " any such
WORK the anxious thousands convregated IN hr
Borchcrs church st last gIsned Ia bearing sounds
isTuc from tho ponderous mass which fvr weeks and
even for months lad been standing silently - were IN
mockcsy of ,be many .ho thinsns wa. Ln.-noa "sh
% the church for the purpose q hearing ~ M
M-crs htilc parior too,en whistle" ~ Mr Deccher
called n mistaken by some FOR the grsa. orxan, and
thcy went 20 their homes pnosa1y corsns tho fa,1
which had taken them far 70 hear such an organ
Those grumhlcrs should have beo1 10 tho church on
atss and passing out going 70 CRAFTY With their sounds
the many listeners N the street Nhen ~ tie
opening prelude. played by MI , wioor, the nrai
dead silence II was succeeded by choral With sari1
tlors by Bach played BY Mr. w. Waller, uie orTanist
of tho church Tho executlon of The many yareEsfcd
passages was excellent and m many respects
VIA the dincuii Performance q 70. evening, m
yolyng a. did, such constant charge a mosemsnts.
| Al ono time between two m0tements, the Ofgsnt<s
seemed ittIs lost bot aOon asancd hs seli posse~ks
and cndsd tho piece amid great appsn-e hc wss nc
chorus from Isrss. in Esypt" ~ Handel The ssgan
ist went TO work with viii On he gTnd tnGko. his
BODY twisting itsslf about the most o0nica snrt0r
tons Then the choruA With softer notes the vos
humans playing consp'cuoas part The INIT Aon hsr'
i Of the human was perfect deianon, and had 4
NOT been that the aadlene kaew there vss the organ
employed there would doub,lsss have b. many sho
would have sf with the lnpresson that y bad heard
. choir % voices Mr. Morgan ws- soc srcd and rrs
eoasiy ssss,sd ~ pI.yiss .k.1syt 70. gss yss-s
| BY Messra Miller and WILCOX rbe rysce wHs remark
abiy well played, without The shadow of mistake Mr.
Morxnn vc fsntssss, arranged by htsssf con<isiiss
/ with HAL ColvmDsA' and God save the oossp," .
vsh ,a,,s,esa ne -esasrfy p~a.i played "a ,h- Va
rtatloas brusghi aosn stOrmsA appasss, snd Mr. Nor
ran vn sxan ~ncored. ho x~~~niedf end played IN.
Had Sea wsvcr rbo snpsoyrs~nt hers q he SUE soi
vs. very apprOyrisis sn5 tAs pslnii.s toes. q %
| moved Mr wuIoor Frs, osns forward 10 the sscos'
part .nd played ttmprovisssss for NJ. psrpo~s .
Il dsplsyins ths n~v stops and recas.1 scscu % ~
organ" ~ ths pvyTrsmms rs&d The b~ss sns>s - "
saphons ssd v.bs vers fsIthfauy rivea a tlspt.
shsrs q tss piece bss soshlss 10 ths eve,
fngg p>fovmsnes egasilsd Ia s6sss Ne pisyis
| ef tkss a<otslss ballad Robin Assir" NJ. tlIlos
sesr~f W pat he whoss ssoi ioso the p~sfw nsscs
shis piece. ny cotnnnson " We hssiD ~, vos ~
1 whils the sndisss> -svs hushsi 70 rerf~s sissos
| Wlcor vss ssesrss ssi psfforusd v.s usrrh 10 -
| rrophsse" Tts svccus 70 sTlyAm rsGLH by 4