FLUTE SOLO
Swell:
Gedackt 8’, Orchestral Flute 4’
Great:
Erzähler Celeste II 8’
Pedal:
Lieblich Gedackt 16’, Swell to Pedal
Play solo on Swell
TRUMPET SOLO
Swell:
French Trumpet 8’
Great:
Diapason 8’, Octave 4’; Fifteenth 2'
Pedal:
Diapason 16’, Octave 8’, Choralbass 4'
Play solo on Swell.
FESTIVAL TRUMPET SOLO
Swell:
Gedackt 8’, Viola 8’, Octave 4’, Piccolo 2’, Fourniture IV, Swell 2
nd
Voices
Great:
Diapason 8’, Harmonic Flute 8’, Octave 4’, Spitzflöte 4’, Fifteenth 2’, Mixture IV,
Swell to Great
Pedal:
Diapason 16’, Octave 8’, Choralbass 4’, Mixture III, Waldhorn 16’, Tromba 8’, Great
to Pedal, Swell to Pedal
General:
Tuba Unenclosed Uncoupled
Play solo on Swell
These few combinations demonstrate basic techniques of solo registration. In creating registrations
of your own, remember these three simple rules:
1. Seek tonal contrast between solo and accompaniment.
2. Be sure the solo is louder than the accompaniment.
3. Choose a solo whose character is appropriate to the specific piece.
ENSEMBLE REGISTRATIONS
Ensemble registrations involve groups of stops that are played together, usually, but not always, with
both hands on one keyboard. They are characterized by compatibility of tone, clarity, and
occasionally power. Such registrations are used in hymn singing, choir accompaniments, and much
of the contrapuntal organ literature.
Ensembles are created by combining stops. Two factors to be considered are: tone quality and pitch.
Ensembles begin with a few stops at 8’ pitch and expand “outward” in pitch as they build up. New
pitches are usually added in preference to additional 8’ stops.
Ensembles are generally divided into three groups or “choruses”:
The
Principal
chorus, the most fully developed, is represented in most divisions of the organ and
at pitches from 16’ (Diapason) to high mixtures. The Principal chorus is sometimes called the
narrow-scale flue chorus, a reference to the relative thinness of principal pipes in relation to their
length.
The
Flute
chorus is also well represented with a diversity of stops at various pitches. Generally
speaking, the Flute chorus is composed of less harmonically developed tones, and is smoother
and of lesser volume than the Principal chorus. The Flute chorus is sometimes called the wide-
scale flue chorus, owing to the generally “fatter” look of Flute pipes as compared to Principals.
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