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Church in Wales
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THE CATHEDRAL
ORGAN APPEAL SO WHAT'S MISSING? Each pipe within an organ is scaled and voiced to imitate instruments of an orchestra or to generate sounds that are truly indigenous to the organ. At present, the Llandaff organ is missing 11 speaking stops from the Solo organ – a division of the organ that will contain the essential orchestral sounds. These will be housed within a box with louvered shutters, which means the organist can control the expression of the various tonal colours, such as a clarinet, cor anglais and flutes from the woodwind family, a family of strings and a trumpet from the brass family. Also missing are 4 speaking stops from the Pedal organ, the division of the organ played by the organist’s feet. The Violone, which has a double bass like quality, can already be seen as these pipes are the facade pipes for the South Chancel case but are at present not connected and so not speaking. Also to join the Pedal organ are three members of the brass family, a trumpet and a Bombarde rank of pipes at 16 and 8 foot pitches. Once installed these four stops will help carry the sound of the Pedal division down the length of the Nave. There are many ways in which you could help us raise the essential funds needed to complete the organ. Whether it’s a one-off donation, sponsor a pipe or even by shopping online, it’s easy to do! With Easy Fundraising the Organ Appeal will receive 15% commission of anything you spend online. Simply visit: www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/llandaffcathedral To sponsor a pipe please click here, or to make a one-off donation please click here. Cathedral Website - this page last updated: 10/12/2011 09:49
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