After 800 years of silence, the oldest pipe organ in the Christian world sounds once more
- For the first time in nearly 800 years, an 11th-century pipe organ at Saint Saviour's Monastery in Jerusalem has produced sound, as confirmed by researchers from the Resound project.
- David Catalunya leads the Resound project, which has been reconstructing the historic organ since 2019, aiming to complete a working replica soon.
- During a demonstration, Catalunya performed a medieval chant, stating that the tone was surprisingly full and very different from modern organs, marking a significant moment in music history.
- Hearing the organ produce sound after centuries was described by Catalunya as a turning point in music history, and it offers valuable insight into historical pipe-making practices.
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World’s Oldest Pipe Organ Heard Again After 800 Years of Silence in Jerusalem
Reconstructed ancient pipe organ. Credit: Jerzy Kociatkiewicz / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0 For the first time in nearly 800 years, the sound of an 11th-century pipe organ echoed through the halls of Saint Saviour’s Monastery in Jerusalem’s Old City. A team of researchers activated several original pipes, making it the first known instance of the world’s oldest organ producing sound again, without modern restoration. The instrument is set t…
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The Crescent-NewsAfter 800 years of silence, oldest pipe organ in Christian world sounds again
After 800 years of silence, a pipe organ that researchers say is the oldest in the Christian world has roared back to life at a monastery in Jerusalem’s Old City.
The Spanish musicologist David Catalunya, researcher at the Complutense Institute of Musical Sciences, managed to do on Tuesday what no one had achieved before him: to make sound in Jerusalem the oldest organ of Christendom after more than 800 years in silence.Continue reading...
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After 800 years of silence, the oldest pipe organ in the Christian world sounds once more
After 800 years of silence, a pipe organ that researchers say is the oldest in the Christian world has roared back to life at a monastery in Jerusalem’s Old City.
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