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Sonus Paradisi

Noordbroek, 1695-1809 [Hauptwerk]

Noordbroek, 1695-1809 [Hauptwerk]

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Noordbroek Schnitger-Hinsz-Freytag Organ (1695-1809)

The Dorpskerk of Noordbroek is a brick building in the Gothic style from the first half of 14th century. Arp Schnitger delivered an organ with two manuals and a pedal in 1695 or 1696. A portion of the pipes from the previous instrument were included in his new instrument. The pedal was placed behind the main organ case.

Albertus Antoni Hinsz made extensive repairs in 1752. Then, in 1768 he provided new windchests for the manual divisions with a chromatic bass octave. He added the Quintadena 16, Vox humana 8 and Dulciaan 8. He also expanded the organ case and changed the keyboards of the instrument to accommodate the added pipes and notes.

In 1809, Heinrich Hermann Freytag expanded the organ case further by adding pedal towers on both sides of the organ case and changing the pedal stop list. He provided new pedal chests and new bellows. At this same time, the organ was given new carvings by Mattheus Walles.

 

The organ is composed of 24 stops of north German flavor, six of them reed stops. The special character of the organ is enhanced by the enchanting acoustics of the church. Numerous CDs have been recorded on this instrument and it is certainly one of the most famous organs of the Groningen "organ garden".

 

Presented to you by Leonart Studio, your authorised reseller for Sonus Paradisi in Switzerland (shipped internationally). Get your digitally sampled historical organs for the use with the Hauptwerk virtual instrument software.

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Specification (stop list)

  • Manual I

    Hoofdwerk C – c””
    Windchest (Hinsch)

    Prestant 8′ (Freytag)
    Quintadena 16′ (Hinsch)
    Holpijp 8′ (Schnitger)
    Speelfluit 4′ (Schnitger)
    Octaaf 4′ (Schnitger)
    Quint 3′ (treble before Schnitger, bass Schnitger)
    Mixtuur 4-5 st (Schnitger)
    Octaaf 2 ́ (Schnitger)

    Trompet 8 ́ (Schnitger)
    Vox Humana 8 ́ (Hinsch)

  • Manual II

    Rugpositief C – c”’
    Windchest (Hinsch)

    Prestant 4′ (Freytag)
    Fluit Douce 8′ (Schnitger or later)
    Fluit 4′ (Schnitger or later)
    Octaaf 2′ (Van Oeckelen/Edskes-1958/Ruiter-2002)
    Sesquialtera 2-3 st (Edskes-1958/Ruiter-2002)
    Scherp 3-4 st (Edskes-1958/Ruiter-2002)

    Dulciaan 8′ (Edskes-1958/Ruiter-2002)

  • Manual III

    -

  • Manual IV

    -

  • Pedal

    Pedaal C-d’
    Windchest (Freytag)

    Prestant 8′ (Freytag)
    Bourdon 16′ (Schnitger)
    Gedakt 8′ (Freytag)
    Octaaf 4′ (Schnitger)

    Bazuin 16′ (Freytag)
    Trompet 8′ (Schnitger)
    $Cornet 4′ (Schnitger)

  • Other specification

    Tremulant to entire organ

    Pedal coupler (Van Oeckelen)

    3 ventils to windchests (Afsluiters)

    Tuning: Werckmeister III
    Pitch:a’=473Hz
    Wind pressure 82 mm

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History

Noordbroek Schnitger-Hinsz-Freytag Organ (1695-1809)

The Dorpskerk of Noordbroek is a brick building in the Gothic style from the first half of 14th century. Arp Schnitger delivered an organ with two manuals and a pedal in 1695 or 1696. A portion of the pipes from the previous instrument were included in his new instrument. The pedal was placed behind the main organ case.

Albertus Antoni Hinsz made extensive repairs in 1752. Then, in 1768 he provided new windchests for the manual divisions with a chromatic bass octave. He added the Quintadena 16, Vox humana 8 and Dulciaan 8. He also expanded the organ case and changed the keyboards of the instrument to accommodate the added pipes and notes.

In 1809, Heinrich Hermann Freytag expanded the organ case further by adding pedal towers on both sides of the organ case and changing the pedal stop list. He provided new pedal chests and new bellows. At this same time, the organ was given new carvings by Mattheus Walles.

In 1855-1856, Petrus van Oeckelen changed some stops in the Rugpositief and changed the Quintadena into a Burdon 16. He also replaced the shallots and reeds of the Dulciaan 8.

The restorations of 1955 returned the shape of the instrument to the 1809 state (Freytag). Cor Edskes was responsible for the work. The restoration work on the organ case was completed in 1974. The organ was given a Werckmeister temperament. Some minor improvements and maintanance was done by Winold van der Putten in the following years. In 2001, he repaired the bellows. Major maintanance was delivered by Mense Ruiter in 2014-2015.

The organ is composed of 24 stops of north German flavor, six of them reed stops. The special character of the organ is enhanced by the enchanting acoustics of the church. Numerous CDs have been recorded on this instrument and it is certainly one of the most famous organs of the Groningen "organ garden".



Special thanks to Mr. Peter Westerbrink.

Further reading: C. H. Edskes - H. Vogel: Arp Schnitger and His Work, Falkenberg, 2016.

Features

The samples are offered in 48kHz/24bit resolution. 4 microphone perspectives (8 audio channels). The multiple releases have three levels: short, mid and long. Hauptwerk v4.2 and higher supported. The sample set is offered in plain wave format.

Reverb time
The reverb time is ca. 4 seconds.

Keyboards, pedalboard
The original compass of the keyboards is 49 keys (C, c3), expanded to 54 keys virtualy. The original compass of the pedal division is 27 keys (C-d1), extended to f1 (30 keys) in the sample set.

Tremulants
All ranks were recorded with the Tremulant for the most convincing tremulant behavior. The ranks are marked "tremmed" in the rank description. Switching between recorded tremulants and artificial Hauptwerk tremulant is possible via mixer tab.

Pipe Coupling
Pipe coupling serves to adjust the amount of "chorus effect". Higher slider position gives more overall mistuning to the organ pipes, possibly giving rich and tasteful organ sound. Lowest position of the slider offers the organ perfectly in tune instead (especially when combined with Hauptwerk Temperament charts).

Surround format
The sample set is offered in the Surround variant (8 channels). There are front-direct (semi-dry) channels, featuring the sound of the organ immediately in front of the organ case. The diffuse and the distant perspectives captured the sound in the church, further from the organ. The rear perspectives is designed for the rear speakers of the audio setup (where available). The perspectives can be mixed together freely to achieve any virtual listening position, or used separately - depending on the prefererences of the user. A dedicated "mixing desk" is available in Hauptwerk to mix the sound to the desired level.

Requirements

Hauptwerk v4.2 and higher supported. The sample set is offered in plain wave format.


RAM consumption: 8-channel surround

16-bit, other settings default: 23.7 GB

20-bit, other settings default: 39.2 GB (recommended)

24-bit, other settings default: 45.1 GB

RAM consumption: 2-channel (front-direct solo for a wet experience)

16-bit, other settings default: 6.7 GB

20-bit, other settings default: 10.5 GB

24-bit, other settings default: 12.2 GB

Screen resolution 1280x1024 px or more.

Polyphony of 4500 voices recommended for the full suround (2000 pipes minimum).

This Hauptwerk Sample Set is presented to you by Leonart Studio, an authorised reseller for the manufacturer Sonus Paradisi in Switzerland (shipping internationally). Enjoy this digitally sampled organ library for the use with Hauptwerk software and start expanding your historical organ collection today.

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