William C. Bryant High School
48-10 31st Avenue
Long Island City, N.Y. 11103
William Cullen Bryant High School, more familiarly known as Bryant High School, is a secondary school located in Long Island City, Queens, New York City which educates grades 9 through 12. It is named in honor of William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878), an American romantic poet, journalists, political adviser, and homeopath.
Notable alumni of William C. Bryant High School includei:
- Joel I. Klein, chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, appointed by Mayor Mike Bloomberg in 2002. Prior to becoming chancellor, Klein was chairman and CEO of Bertelsmann.
- Actress Ethel Merman (Ethel Zimmerman), The school's auditorium is named for her.
- Actor Lou Martini Jr.: The Sopranos, Gastineau Girls, Law & Order, and The Godfather, among other television, stage and screen credits.
- Feminist Amalia V. Tazes Winner of the Mouni Rules Award.
- Comedian Esther [Mickey] Mckee
- Carol O'Connor, Actor
- Panayiota Bertzikis, Entrepreneur
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M. P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 4204 (1925)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 61 registers, 38 stops, 31 ranks
In January, 1925, the M.P. Möller Company was awarded a $48,000 contract to build four identical pipe organs for four high schools in New York City. The organs were installed in Evander Childs High School (Op. 4202) in the Bronx; Bushwick High School (Op. 4203) in Brooklyn; and Bryant High School (Op. 4204) and Newtown High School (Op. 4205) in Queens.
The organ in Bryant High School cost $11,850 and had a three-manual stop-key console of mahogany on a movable platform. Wind pressure for the entire organ was 5", except for the 16' Tuba, which was on 10" pressure.
Click here to view the Möller Factory Specifications for Opus 4202. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, partially enclosed with Choir
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8 |
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Major Diapason |
73 |
8 |
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Clarabella * |
73 |
8 |
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English Diapason |
73 |
4 |
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Harmonic Flute * |
73 |
8 |
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Gamba * |
73 |
4 |
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Octave * |
73 |
8 |
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Gross Flute * |
73 |
8 |
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Tuba * |
73 |
8 |
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Dulciana * |
CH |
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* enclosed in Choir swell box |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
73 |
2 |
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Flautino |
73 |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
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Dolce Cornet III ranks [from 2' Flautino] |
8 |
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Stopped Flute |
73 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
73 |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Celestis [TC] |
61 |
8 |
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Vox Humana * |
61 |
8 |
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Aeoline |
73 |
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Tremulant |
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4 |
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Rohr Flute |
73 |
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* separate chest, box and tremulant |
4 |
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Gambette |
73 |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Contra Dulciana |
85 |
2 |
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Piccolo [harmonic] |
61 |
8 |
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Geigen Principal |
73 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
73 |
8 |
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English Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
— |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Viol Celeste |
73 |
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4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
73 |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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32 |
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Resultant |
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8 |
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'Cello |
32 |
16 |
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Open Diapason |
32 |
8 |
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Flute [Gross Flute] |
GT |
16 |
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Bourdon |
32 |
16 |
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Tromba [ext. GT] |
12 |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
SW |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great 16', 4' |
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Choir to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir 16', 4' |
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Choir to Great 16', 8',4' |
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Piston Combinations
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5 |
Operating on Swell Organ |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 |
Operating on Great Organ |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 |
Operating on Choir Organ |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3 |
Operating on Pedal Organ |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-0 |
Three Pedal Pistons and Release adjustable to full organ combinations |
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When operating Pedal Pistons all stop action must automatically be cancelled (without affecting the position of the stop registers) thereby allowing the performer to prepare in advance while playing any combination desired which may be brought into operation at the desired moment by pressing Release Pistons. |
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Pedal Movements
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Crescendo-Sforzando Pedal |
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Balanced Choir and Great Pedal |
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Accessories
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Wind Indicator |
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Crescendo Indicator |
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Sources:
Scofield, Jeff. M.P. Möller Opus List.
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 4202 (1925).
Illustration:
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection: exterior (1915). |
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