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Stade, St. Wilhadi

Erasmus Bielfeldt 1731-1736

State of preservation: Case of main organ and 24 stops (including many reed stops) original. Repairs in 1783, 1846 and 1875, in 1894 including a swell for the chest positive. In 1917 the front pipes were requisitioned.

In 1937 and 1961-63 first restorations in the styles of the age by Ott, in 1986-1990 by Jürgen Ahrend.

Erasmus Bielfeldt was one the organ makers to continue Schnitger's tradition in northern Germany. Before his instrument St. Wilhadi had an instrument by Arp Schnitger which was destroyed when a lightning hit the church tower in 1724.

The case still resembles the tradition of the „Hamburger Prospekt“ with a visible division into separate Hauptwerk, Brustwerk and Pedal and, in addition, a „Hinterwerk“ replacing the here impossible parapet organ. The rich ornaments show in comparison to Schnitger's modest style a growing interest in baroque design ideas even in sober protestant areas.

Music sample

Vincent Lübeck: Praeambulum in E
played by Martin Boecker

Film

Specification (1990)

HW:

Principal      16’ (1990)
Quintatön           16’ (old)
Octave          8’ (old)
Viola da gamba   8’ (partly old)
Gedact                  8’ (old)
Octave                  4’ (old)
Naßat                   3’ (old)
Octave                  2’ (old)
Mixtur                  1 ¹/₃’ 4-6f. (1990)
Cimbel ¹/₅’ 3f. (1990)
Trompete           16’ (old)
Trompete             8’ (old)

BW:
Flute douce         8’ (old)
Octave    4’ (majority 1990)
Flute douce 4’ (old)
Superoctave        2’ (old)
Quint                     1 ¹/₂’ (1990)
Scharf 3-4f.                    (1990)
Dulcian 8’ (old)
Schalmey 4’ (1990)

HinterW:
Octave              8’ (old)
Rohrflöte          8’ (majority 1990)
Quintadena      8’ (old)
Octave               4’ (old)
Quinte 3’ (old)
Sesquialtera     1 ¹/₃’ 2f. (rep. c⁰; 1990)
Octave               2’ (1990)
Scharf    ²/₃’ 3-4f. (1990)
Fagott              16’ (old)
Vox humana      8’ (1990)

P:
Prinzipal           16’ (majority 1990)
Subbaß              16’ (old)
Octave 8’ (old)
Octave                 4’ (old)
Rauschquinte 5 ¹/₃’ + 2 ²/₃’ 2f. (majority old)
Mixtur    2’ 4-5f. (1990)
Posaune            16’ (old)
Trompete            8’ (old)
Trompete            4’ (1990)
Cornett    2’ (1990)

Q: Peter Golon, Die Erasmus-Bielfeldt-Orgel in St. Wilhadi zu Stade, Stade 1990.

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