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Miss Lilian Carpenter |
Lilian Carpenter Studio
Sherman Square Studios
160 West 73rd Street
New York, N.Y. 10023
Miss Lilian Carpenter was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 10, 1889. Coming to New York, she studied with Gaston Dethier at the Institute of Musical Art and was the first to graduate with an artist diploma in organ. She was Dethier's assistant, teaching organ and piano at the Institute for 30 years; the school eventually became the Juilliard School and once Vernon de Tar got in as organ teacher by default (both David McK. Williams and E. Power Biggs were hired but never showed up), he eased her out.
Lilian Carpenter was the first woman to earn the AGO Fellowship diploma and was always active in the Guild, including serving as national treasurer. She was organist of the Church of the Comforter-Reformed; Flatbush Presbyterian Church, and Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn and, at the time of her death, Edgehill Church in Riverdale. She maintained a teaching studio in the Sherman Square Studios building on West 73rd Street.
Miss Carpenter died on February 21, 1973. |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 7897 (1948)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 17 stops, 3 ranks
This M.P. Möller "Portable" organ replaced a manual reed organ used by Miss Carpenter in her studio. Möller records show that Miss Carpenter paid $2,850 in cash. Prior to its installation in the studio, this organ was loaned to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New York City, for several months while Möller was rebuilding the church's Skinner organ. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Diapason Conique |
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4 |
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Octave Conique |
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8 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
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2 2/3 |
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Quint |
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Salicional |
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2
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Super Octave |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Salicional |
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4 |
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Lieblich Flute |
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8 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
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2 2/3 |
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Nazard |
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Quintadena [syn.] |
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Piccolo |
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Salicet |
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Oboe [syn.] |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Bourdon |
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Octave Conique |
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8 |
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Lieblich |
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Flute |
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Coupler
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Swell to Great |
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Mechanicals
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Tremolo |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal with indicator light |
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Stop Analysis |
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Pipes |
8 |
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Diapason Conique |
61 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
73 |
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Salicional |
61 |
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Total |
195 |
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Sources:
M.P. Möller, Inc. Inter-Office Correspondence (Sep. 21, 1948) concerning sale of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 7897, to Lilian Carpenter. Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
M.P. Möller, Inc. Packing List (June 30, 1948) regarding shipment of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 7897, to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, NYC. Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Smith, Rollin. Biographical information.
Illustration:
Smith, Rollin. Photo of Lilian Carpenter. |
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