Cavaillé-Coll organ

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The Cavaillé-Coll organ is a renowned 19th-century French Romantic pipe organ, celebrated for its rich symphonic sound and innovative design by master organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll.

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Cavaillé-Coll organ canonical 3
Cavaillé‑Coll grand organ 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic organ
keyboard instrument
musical instrument
pipe organ
associatedWith French symphonic organ school
liturgical music in 19th-century France
constructionMaterial metal pipes
wood
countryOfOrigin France
designer Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
developedIn France
era 19th century
hasComponent bellows
manual keyboards
pedalboard
pipe ranks
stop controls
windchest
historicalPeriod Romantic era
influenced French Romantic organ music
symphonic organ repertoire
influencedBy orchestral sound ideals
notableFor balanced foundations and mixtures
expressive swell boxes
harmonic flute stops
innovative wind system
orchestral voicing of stops
powerful reed stops
rich orchestral sound
symphonic tonal design
soundCharacter orchestral
powerful
warm
style French Romantic
tuningSystem equal temperament (typical later practice)
typicalFeature Barker lever pneumatic assist
celeste ranks
combination pedals or pistons
divided windchests
high wind pressures for reeds
multiple expressive divisions
orchestral color stops
string-toned stops
tierce-containing harmonic mixtures
typicalLocation French cathedrals
Roman Catholic churches
concert halls
usedFor church music
concert performance
improvisation

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La Madeleine, Paris hasOrgan Cavaillé-Coll organ
Église de la Madeleine hasOrgan Cavaillé-Coll organ
Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais Church hasOrgan Cavaillé-Coll organ
Église Saint‑Sulpice hasOrgan Cavaillé-Coll organ
this entity surface form: Cavaillé‑Coll grand organ