Organ History
Review Quiz 56
Cavaillé-Coll's Dispositions

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1. Which of the folowing best describes general differences between the stoplists of a French Classical organ and one by Cavaillé-Coll?

  1. Cavaillé-Coll kept the older stoplist intact, only adding a few new stops.
  2. Cavaillé-Coll kept most of the older stoplist intact, making some changes to Grand Orgue and Positif and greatly changing the contents of the Récit.
  3. Cavaillé-Coll rejected most of the older stoplist, replacing practically all the older stops with new ones he created (like the Flûte harmonique).
  4. I have no idea.

2. In the French Classical organ, what was the relative strength of the three main manual divisions, beginning with the lightest weight?

  1. Grand Orgue, Positif, Récit
  2. Positif, Grand Orgue, Récit
  3. Récit, Positif, Grand Orgue
  4. I have no idea.
3. In organs by Cavaillé-Coll, what was the relative strength of the three main manual divisions, beginning with the lightest weight?
  1. Grand Orgue, Positif, Récit
  2. Positif, Grand Orgue, Récit
  3. Récit, Positif, Grand Orgue
  4. I have no idea.

4. [Note from the machine: You might have to read this one a couple of times to understand it. The man can ask convoluted questions at times.]If this is a combined stoplist of a typical French Classical Grand Orgue and the same division on an instrument by Cavaillé-Coll, which stops would not have been found on the French Classical organ? To make it easier to decide in some cases, let's agree that this hypothetical French Classical instrument was built by Dom Bédos in the late eighteenth century. (Check all that apply.)

  1. 16' Montre
  2. 16' Bourdon
  3. 8' Montre
  4. 8' Bourdon
  5. 8' Flûte harmonique
  6. 8' Gambe
  7. 4' Prestant
  8. 4' Flûte
  9. 3 1/5' Grosse Tierce
  10. 2 2/3' Nazard
  11. 2' Doublette
  12. 1 3/5' Tierce
  13. Fourniture IV
  14. Cymbale IV
  15. Plein jeu VII
  16. Cornet V
  17. 16' Bombarde
  18. 8' Trompette
  19. 8' Voix humaine
  20. 4' Clairon
5. If this is a combined stoplist of a typical French Classical Grand Orgue and the same division on on an instrument by Cavaillé-Coll, which stops would probably not have been found on the organ by Cavaillé-Coll. To make it easier to decide in some cases, let's agree that this is a moderate-sized three-manual organ, like the ones he built for Ste. Clothilde and La Trinité. You may further assume that if he usually omitted an older stop, he did so on this hypothetical organ. (Check all that apply.)
  1. 16' Montre
  2. 16' Bourdon
  3. 8' Montre
  4. 8' Bourdon
  5. 8' Flûte harmonique
  6. 8' Gambe
  7. 4' Prestant
  8. 4' Flûte
  9. 3 1/5' Grosse Tierce
  10. 2 2/3' Nazard
  11. 2' Doublette
  12. 1 3/5' Tierce
  13. Fourniture IV
  14. Cymbale IV
  15. Plein jeu VII
  16. Cornet V
  17. 16' Bombarde
  18. 8' Trompette
  19. 8' Voix humaine
  20. 4' Clairon

6. What stop generally replaces the Cromorne on the Positif of a Cavaillé-Coll organ? (Choose only one.)

  1. Cor Anglais
  2. Cor Français
  3. Clarinet
  4. I have no idea.

7. Which of these stops might commonly appear on all three manual divisions of an organ by Cavaillé-Coll? (Check all that apply.)

  1. 8' Montre
  2. 8' Bourdon
  3. 8' Flûte harmonique
  4. 8' Gambe
  5. 8' Trompette
  6. 8' Hautbois
  7. 8' Voix humaine

8. On which of Cavaillé-Coll's manual divisions would you expect to find a string stop with a Voix céleste? (Choose only one.)

  1. Grand Orgue
  2. Positif
  3. Récit
  4. I have no idea.

9. On which of Cavaillé-Coll's manual divisions would you expect to find harmonic flutes at 8', 4' and 2' pitches? (Choose only one.)

  1. Grand Orgue
  2. Positif
  3. Récit
  4. I have no idea.

10. Which of Cavaillé-Coll's divisions would have ventils? (Check all that apply.)

  1. Grand orgue
  2. Positif
  3. Récit
  4. Pédale

11. Check all general categories of stops that would be affected by ventils.

  1. Foundations
  2. Bourdons
  3. Flutes
  4. Mutations
  5. Reeds
  6. Mixtures

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