Quint Mixture English |
Described only by Irwin, who says: “A manual or pedal mixture composed of Foundation ranks of open metal construction, designed to amplify the sub-unison series of pitches.” Hopkins & Rimbault give the composition below, but do not define the name.
Quint Mixture IVc3 to top | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | ||||
c2 to b2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 19 | ||||
middle c1 to b1 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | ||||
tenor C# to middle c1 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 26 | ||||
CC to tenor C | 19 | 22 | 26 | 29 |
Quint Mixture II (12,15), Great; The Grove Organ, Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England; Michell & Thynne 1885.
Quint Mixture IV (15,19,22,26), Swell; Bath Abbey, Bath, England; Hill 1868.
Quint Mixture V, Swell; Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
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