THE TOKYO CATHEDRAL
The present church, completed in 1964, was designed by Kenzo Tange, a Japanese architect and urban planner, considered one of the leading figures in 20th century architecture.
The Tokyo Cathedral is considered one of Tange's most important works, and one of the most interesting architectures in Tokyo. The building brings together a Western subject and Eastern culture with their own sensibility: it resolves the complexity of the design into brilliant architecture.
THE ORGAN
The organ is located in the choir loft above the main entrance. The sounds are clear and transparent, designed to resonate in the reverberant acoustics of the church.
The instrument presents itself as a work built in respect of the ancient organ-making tradition but with the desire to be a modern and versatile organ, at the service of liturgy and music. Particular care was taken in the intonation of some typical Italian registers, designed according to Antegnati's measurements and placed in the Positivo tergale.
The particularly light mechanism, despite the size of the instrument, allows the organist perfect control of touch.
The slightly unequivocal temperament (5 pure fifths, 5 narrow fifths of 1/6th of a comma, 2 narrow fifths of 1/12th of a comma) lends timbral beauty to the overall sonority, while allowing the use of all tonalities.
THE VIDEO
This video was made during the construction and assembly of the organ for Tokyo Cathedral.
| Manual I - Ruckpositiv | |
| Italian principal (Antegnati) | 8′ |
| Ottava | 4′ |
| Tenth-fifth | 2′ |
| Decimanona | 1.1/3′ |
| Flute in VIII | 4′ |
| Human Voice (from C3) | 8′ |
| Bordone | 8′ |
| Principal | 4′ |
| Sesquialtera 2 rows | 2.2/3′-1.3/5′ |
| Filling 3 rows | 2′ |
| Chromhorn | 8′ |
| Nightingales | |
| Tremolo | |
| Manual II - Grand Organ | |
| Principal | 16′ |
| Principal | 8′ |
| Ottava | 4′ |
| Fifth | 2.2/3′ |
| Ottava | 2′ |
| Mistura 5 rows | 2′ |
| Cymbal 3 rows | 2/3′ |
| Chimney flute | 8′ |
| Flauto conico | 4′ |
| Nazardo | 2.2/3′ |
| Third | 1.3/5′ |
| Trumpet | 8′ |
| Manual III - Recitative | |
| Bordone | 16′ |
| Bordone | 8′ |
| Viola da Gamba | 8′ |
| Principal | 4′ |
| Flute | 4′ |
| Flute | 2′ |
| Cornet 3/5 rows | 8′ |
| Stuffing 4 rows | 2′ |
| Dulziana | 16′ |
| Trumpet | 8′ |
| Oboe | 8′ |
| Clarone | 4′ |
| Tremolo | |
| Pedal | |
| Subbass | 32′ |
| Contrabass | 16′ |
| Violone | 16′ |
| Subbass | 16′ |
| Bass | 8′ |
| Bordone | 8′ |
| Mistura 4 rows | 2.2/3′ |
| Trombones | 16′ |
| Trumpet | 8′ |
| Trumpet | 4′ |
| Trumpet | 8′ |
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