Modoified 3-Manual Litomysl Organ V2
Dr. Les Deutsch
This a modified version of the popular Hauptwerk organ from the church in Litomysl, Czech Republic - a major Hauptwerk sampling project from Jiri Zurek. Because it provides a large four-manual neo-baroque concert organ at a moderate price, this sample set is one of the best-selling of all Hauptwerk organs.

I purchased the "dry" version of the Litomysl organ for my own use and I developed a jOrgan console for it as discussed in the theater organ project above. However, I wanted to make further modifications to the Litomysl design so I decided to create a completely new Hauptwerk organ using the samples provided with the Litomysl set.

The specifications of my 3-manual Litomysl organ are:
Les' Litomysl Organ
Pedal Positiv (Expressed) Hauptwerk Schwelwerk (Exp)
16'
 Subbass Clausus
8'
 Copula Major
16'
 Bourdon
16'
 Contra Salicional
16'
 Contra Viola
8'
 Salicional
8'
 Principal
8'
 Geigenprinzipal
16'
 Bourdon (H)
4'
 Prestant
8'
 Konzertflöte
8'
 Lieblich Gedackt
16'
 Contra Salicional (S)
4'
 Copula Minor
8'
 Gamba
8'
 Aeoline
10 2/3'
 Quint Bass
2'
 Oktave
8'
 Gemshorn
8'
 Voix Céleste
8'
 Oktave
1 1/3'
 Quinte
4'
 Oktave
4'
 Principal
8'
 Rohrgedackt
Sesquialtera I-III
4'
 Travserflöte
4'
 Blockflöte
8'
 Cello
Akuta IV
2 2/3'
 Quinte
4'
 Gemshorn
4'
 Superoktav
8'
 Tromp Real (unexp)
2'
 Oktave
2 2/3'
 Nazard
4'
 Bourdon (H)
8'
 Holz Krumhorn
Gross Mixtur V
2'
 Waldflöte
Mixtur V
Tremulant
Klein Mixtur IV
1 3/5'
 Terz
32'
 Tromp Imperial
16'
 Pos to Pos
16'
 Tromp Magna (S)
Scharf V
16'
 Posaune
Pos Unison Off
8'
 Tromp Real (P)
16'
 Tromp Magna
8'
 Bombarde
4'
 Pos to Pos
8'
 Enge Trompette (S)
8'
 Enge Trompete
4'
 Oboe (S)
16'
 Sw to Pos
16'
 Sw to Hw
8'
 Oboe
8'
 Hw to Ped
8'
 Sw to Pos
8'
 Sw to Hw
8'
 Vox Humana
8'
 Sw to Ped
4'
 Sw to Pos
4'
 Sw to Hw
4'
 Tromp Charamant
4'
 Sw to Ped
16'
 Pos to Hw Temulant
8'
 Pos to Ped
8'
 Pos to Hw
16'
 Sw to Sw
4'
 Pos to Hw
Sw Unison Off
4'
 Sw to Sw
I removed the Bombardewerk division, placed the 32' reed in the pedal, the 8' reed in the Positive (voiced as a chamade), and the 16' and 4' reeds in the Schwelwerk. I moved the 8' reed from the Hauptwerk to the Schwell work and revoiced all the Scwellwerk reeds to work as a convincing ensemble. I revoiced the Positiv Krummhorn to make it more of a solo voice that can be used to boost the ensemble.

I disgarded the "Great Cornet" since I could not see any use for it. I also got rid of the key and stop noise samples to save memory and make the organ run more smoothly. This is, of course, a matter of taste. I am not trying to recreate the sound of the original organ but rather I am trying to create a good performance and recording instrument for my own use.

There were not enough reeds to give the Hauptwerk an independant chorus so I provided borrowing from the Positiv and Schelwerk to substitute here.

I "deepened" the Schwelwerk box to give it more expression. I also added a swell box for the Positiv. I left the Tromp Real out of the box as expected for a chamade rank.

I added a second borrowed stop from the Hw to the Pedal - the 16' Bourdon - to provide some variety.

I added a 4' version of the Swelwerk Oboe in the pedal to use as a solo reed independant from the Swelwerk's regsitration.

I created a 4' Blockflote in the Swelwerk to complete the cornet. The first octave comes from the existing 2' flute and the remainder from the 8' flute.

Finally, I added a more complete compliment of couplers and general revoicing to bring everything in what, to me at least, seams like a proper ballance.

My screens all fit on a 15" 1024 x 768 pixel display. I had to create rectangular "stop buttons" to make the console view fit and still provide large enough stop controls for good real-time performance control on the touchscreen.

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