Music sample
H. Kotter (1485-154) - Nach willen din (Paul Hofhaimer)
- Zucht,Ehr und Lob (Paul Hofhaimer)
fragment of the ECHO-CD
Organist: Reinhard Jaud
Court Church
The Ebert Organ
This organ was built in 1555 - 1561 by Jörg Ebert from Ravensburg. It is the oldest, fully
functioning church organ north of the Alps. Due to fortunate circumstances, it has retained to
a large extent its original substance, form and tone. A thorough restoration, completed in
1976, ensured the historical value of this instrument, and once again, a uniform work of art
from the era of polyphonic organ music preceding the “Thorough-bass period” was
accessible. The timbre of this organ is unusually clear, vocal and variable. It requires
moderate tempi and phrasing due to the old fingerings and individual registrations etc., today
widely unknown features of the Renaissance.
| Old description | Modern description |
according to the book "Bekennen“, 1561 | |
| fol. 72 Landesarchives Innsbruck | |
| “Im großen Corpus” | Main action, 41 Tones C, D, E, F, G, A … g2, a2 |
principal | Principal 8’ (front) |
| deckt fleten | Gedackt 8’ |
| oktave | Oktave 4’ |
| quint | Quinte 2 2/3’ |
| quintez | Oktave 2’ |
| hindersaz | Mixtur V-X |
| ziml | Zimbel II (on 1/3') |
| hörndl | Sesqzuialtera (on 1/3') |
| trumetten | Trompete 8’ |
| regal | Regal 8’ (in its own section of the “windchest” |
| separated into Bass and Diskant e/f). | |
| “Im Ruggpositif” | Rückpositiv, 38 Tones F, G, A … g2, a2 |
| offen fletl | Principal 4’ |
| zudeckt fletl | Gedackt 4’ |
| mixtur | Mixtur III-V (on 2') |
| ziml | Zimbel II (on 2/3') |
| hörndl | Sesquialtera II (on 2/3') |
Pedal, 19 Tones, (C, D, E, F, G, A-b) played with its own valves into the main action cells.
| Zitter (tremolo for whole organ in the | Pitch:a1 = 445 Hz at 11°C |
| wind channel) | Mean Tone Temperament |
| Manual Coupler: RP/HW | Wind pressure 90 mm |
