The oldest known organ in the Tyn church was built by Albrecht Rudner in the north aisle in 1573. After one hundred years passed, in 1670, the builder Domenico Orsi added a large gallery in the western part of the church. It was decided that a bigger one would replace the organ. Continue reading
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Restoration of the Tyn organ
Organbuilding company of Johannes Klais from Bonn, Germany restored the Mundt organ in the church of Our Lady before Týn in Prague (Czech Republic) during the years 1998-2000. Continue reading
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Hans Heinrich Mundt (1632-1691)
Hans Heinrich Mundt is the author of the famous Czech organ - the two manual baroque instrument in the church of Our Lady before Týn in Prague. Continue reading
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Registration of French Baroque Organ Music
Patrick Larhant kindly supplied the registration tips for the early French repertoir. His treatise is available in PDF and contains practical stop lists for various kinds of French compositions, optimized for the St. Maximin organ. Download PDF: Registrations_classiques_2
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Registration of French Romantic Music
The organs built by Cavaillé-Coll had a divided windchest for the foundation and combination voices. We have the advantage in knowing that César Franck was thorough in writing the registration cues, however one can be fooled without the understanding of the actual instrument. Continue reading
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