Roman Catholic Church of the Incarnation - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
 
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Church of the Incarnation
(Roman Catholic)

1290 St. Nicholas Ave. (Juan Pablo Duarte Blvd.) at 175th St.
New York, N.Y. 10033
http://www.incarnation-nyc.org


Organ Specifications:
► IV/76 M.P. Möller, Inc., Op. 5484; rev. (ca.1965)
► IV/48 M.P. Möller, Inc., Op. 5484 (1929)




Roman Catholic Church of the Incarnation - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)  
The Roman Catholic Church of the Incarnation has been called the St. Patrick's Cathedral of Washington Heights, as it is home to many Dominicans and other Latin Catholics in upper Manhattan. The parish was established in 1908, and construction began in 1928 on the present neo-Gothic building, which was designed by W. H. Jones. Built of stone with limestone trim, the exterior includes buttresses and a facade with two small towers. Inside, the lacy white marble baldacchino is surrounded by a soaring apse that is visually heightened by ribbed vaulting and tall stained glass windows. Side aisles with Stations of the Cross flank the nave, which reaches upward in several bays containing stained glass. At the West End is a large and stunning rose window above the gallery. Twin organ facades with gold pipes face into the gallery from both sides, and additional organ facades are found in the North transept and in the apse.
 
  M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 5484 (1929) at the Roman Catholic Church of the Incarnation - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
 
Gallery divisions
M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 5484 (1929)
Rebuilt and enlarged by Robert A. Turner
Hacienda, Calif. (ca.1965-70)
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manuals, 79 registers, 61 stops, 76 ranks
               
Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
16
   Diapason Three
85
2 2/3
   Twelfth
61
8
   Diapason One
73
2
   Fifteenth
61
8
   Diapason Two
73
     Mixture V ranks
305
8
   Diapason Three (fr. 16')
—
     Tremulant  
8
   Grossflöte
73
     Harp
CH
4
   Principal
61
     Chimes
EC
               
Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
   Flute Conique
85
2 2/3
   Twelfth
61
8
   Diapason
73
2
   Fifteenth
61
8
   Rohrflöte (fr. 16')
—
 
   Plein Jeu V ranks
305
8
   Viole de Gamba
73
16
   Trumpet
73
8
   Viole Celeste (GG)
66
8
   Trompette
73
8
   Flauto Dolce
73
8
   Oboe
73
8
   Flute Celeste (GG)
66
8
   Vox Humana
73
4
   Principal
73
4
   Clairon
73
4
   Flute Triangulaire
73
     Tremulant  
4
   Violina
73
        

     

     
Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
   Dulciana
85
2 2/3
   Rohrnasat
61
8
   Geigen Principal
73
2
   Blockflöte
61
8
   Nachthorn
73
1 3/5
   Terz
61
8
   Concert Flute
73
1
   Sifflöte
61
8
   Dulciana (fr. 16')
—
8
   Clarinet
73
8
   Unda Maris (TC)
61
     Tremolo  
4
   Principal
73
     Harp  
4
   Koppelflöte
73
        
               
Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Gamba
73
8
   French Horn
73
8
   Gamba Celeste
73
8
   English Horn
73
8
   Solo Flute
73
4
   Clarion
73
16
   English Horn
73
     Tremolo  
8
   Harmonic Trumpet
73
        
               
Antiphonal Organ – 61 notes, enclosed (played from Solo and Great by duplexed drawknobs)
    Manual       Pedal
8
   Spitzprincipal
73
16
   Spitzprincipal (ext. ANT)
12
8
   Hohlflöte
73
16
   Erzähler (ext. ANT)
12
8
   Erzähler
73
8
   Principal
44
4
   Principal
73
4
   Super Octave (fr. Princ.)
—
    Mixture II-III ranks
148
8
   Trompette
ANT
8
   Trompette
73
        
    Tremolo          
    Chimes          
               
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
   Principal
32
5 1/3
   Quint (fr. 10 2/3)
—
16
   Violone
44
4
   Choralbass
32
16
   Gemshorn (ext. GT)
12
4
   Koppelflöte
32
16
   Quintaton
GT
     Mixture IV ranks
128
16
   Dulciana
CH
     Sesquialtera III ranks
96
16
   Flute Conique
SW
16
   Trumpet
SW
10 2/3
   Quint
44
16
   English Horn
SO
8
   Principal
32
16
   Bombarde
56
8
   Violoncello (fr. Violone)
—
8
   Bombarde (fr. 16')
—
8
   Rohrflöte
SW
4
   Clarion (fr. 16')
—
               
M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 5484 (1929) at the Roman Catholic Church of the Incarnation - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 5484 (1929) at the Roman Catholic Church of the Incarnation - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 5484 (1929) at the Roman Catholic Church of the Incarnation - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
Facade in the Apse
Console in South transept
Antiphonal in North transept
 
  M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 5484 (1929) at the Roman Catholic Church of the Incarnation - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
 
Gallery divisions
M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 5484 (1929)
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manuals, 61 registers, 41 stops, 48 ranks
               
Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
16
   Diapason Three
85
2 2/3
   Twelfth
61
8
   Diapason One
73
2
   Fifteenth
61
8
   Diapason Two
73
     Mixture V ranks
305
8
   Diapason Three (fr. 16')
—
     Tremulant  
8
   Grossfloete
73
     Chimes
EC
8
   Doppelfloete
73
8
   Harp
CH
4
   Principal
61
4
   Harp
CH

 

     

 

     
Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
   Bourdon
85
4
   Flute d'Amour
73
8
   Diapason
73
     Dolce Cornet III ranks
183
8
   Harmonic Flute
73
16
   Oboe
85
8
   Stopped Diapason (fr. 16')
—
8
   Cornopean
73
8
   Salicional
73
8
   Oboe (fr. 16')
—
8
   Voix Celeste (GG)
66
8
   Vox Humana
73
8
   Viole d'Orchestre
73
     Tremulant  
8
   Aeoline
73
        

     

     
Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
   Dulciana
97
2 2/3
   Dulciana (fr. 16')
—
8
   Diapason
73
2
   Dulciana (fr. 16')
—
8
   Melodia
73
8
   Clarinet
73
8
   Dulciana (fr. 16')
—
     Tremulant  
8
   Flute Celeste II ranks
134
8
   Harp [Deagan]  
4
   Waldfloete
61
4
   Harp  
4
   Dulciana (fr. 16')
—
     Chimes
EC
               
Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Diapason
73
8
   Gamba Celeste
73
8
   Flute Major
73
8
   Tuba Mirabilis
73
8
   Gross Gamba
73
     Tremulant  
               
Echo Ancillary Organ (floating?) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Flute
73
8
   Vox Humana
61
8
   Muted Viole
61
     Tremulant  
8
   Viole Celeste
61
     Chimes [Deagan]  
4
   Flute (fr. 8')
—
        
               
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
32
   Bourdon One
56
8
   Bourdon One (fr. 32')
—
16
   Diapason
44
8
   Violone (fr. 16')
—
16
   Diapason
GT
8
   Melodia
CH
16
   Bourdon One (fr. 32')
—
8
   Dulciana
CH
16
   Bourdon Two
32
16
   Trombone
44
16
   Bourdon
SW
16
   Fagotto
SW
16
   Violone
44
8
   Tuba Mirabilis
SO
16
   Dulciana
CH
8
   Trombone (fr. 16')
—
8
   Diapason (fr. 16')
—
        
               
Couplers
    Great to Pedal 8', 4'   Echo to Swell 8', 4'
    Swell to Pedal, 8', 4'   Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4'
    Choir to Pedal 8'   Solo to Choir 16', 8', 4'
    Solo to Pedal 8', 4'   Echo to Choir 8'
    Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'   Echo to Solo 8'
    Choir to Great 16', 8', 4'   Great to Great 4', Unison Off
    Solo to Great 16', 8', 4'   Swell to Swell 16', Unison Off, 4'
    Echo to Great 8'   Choir to Choir 16', Unison Off, 4'
    Choir to Swell 8'   Solo to Solo 16', Unison Off, 4'
    Solo to Swell 8'   Echo to Echo 4'
               
Adjustable Combinations
   
Solo Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4  
Echo Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4 Manual pistons are on Double Touch, the second touch giving control of the Pedal stops.
Swell Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
Great Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
Choir Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
Pedal Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4  
Full Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8  
               
Mechanicals
    Balanced Pedal – Swell   Great to Pedal Reversible
    Balanced Pedal – Choir   Full Organ
    Balanced Pedal – Solo   Tutti Cancel
    Balanced Pedal – Echo   All shutters to Swell shoe
    Register Crescendo Pedal   4 Indicators
 
Sources:
     The American Organist (September 1930). Stoplist of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 5484 (1929). Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.
     Church of the Incarnation web site: http://www.incarnation-nyc.org
     Dunlap, David. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
     M.P. Möller, Inc. Brochure with stoplist of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 5484 (1929). Courtesy Jeff Scofield.
     Turner, Robert A. Stoplist of M.P. Möller organ as revised by Turner.

Illustrations:
     Lawson, Steven E. Church exterior, interior, organ.