Hofburg Chapel

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Interior view of the Vienna Hofburg Chapel
The three-storey gallery of the Hofburg chapel

The Vienna Hofburg Chapel is the oldest and main chapel of the Hofburg and chapel of the Habsburgs .

history

Probably around 1287/88 Albrecht I had a late Romanesque chapel built, which was first mentioned in a document in 1296. From 1423 to 1426 there was an expansion under Albrecht V. From 1447 to 1449, the later Emperor Friedrich III. rebuild and expand in the Gothic style. Maria Theresa ordered a late baroque renovation of the chapel. In the course of classicism , it was regotized again in 1802. The Vienna Hofmusikkapelle , founded by Maximilian I , gave concerts here , the tradition of which is continued by the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna Boys' Choir .

By the end of 1918, the Empire Hofburgkapelle served as Parish the exemten k.uk yard and Burg Parish ; After the dissolution of the court and castle parish, the Hofburg chapel was converted into a rectorate under canon law . This office is currently (2017) held by Prelate Ernst Pucher.

organ

The organ of the Hofburg chapel was built in 2003 by the organ builder Kuhn (Männedorf, Switzerland). The slider chest instrument has 25  stops on two manuals and a pedal . The game actions are mechanical, the stop actions are mechanical and electrical.

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Principal 8th'
2. Bourdon 8th'
3. Dulciana 8th'
4th Octave 4 ′
5. Reed flute 4 ′
6th Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
7th Super octave 2 ′
8th. third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
9. Mixture IV 2 ′
10. Trumpet 8th'
II Swell C – g 3
11. Bourdon 16 ′
12. Hollow flute 8th'
13. Salicional 8th'
14th Voix céleste 8th'
15th Principal 4 ′
16. Transverse flute 4 ′
17th Cornet II 4 ′
18th Flageolet 2 ′
19th Sharp III 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
20th oboe 8th'
21st Vox humana 8th'
Tremulant
Pedals C – f 1
22nd Sub bass 16 ′
23. Octavbass 8th'
24. Bourdon (= No. 2) 8th'
25th Octave 4 ′
26th Basson 16 ′
27. Basson (Ext. No. 26) 16 ′
  • Coupling : II / I (also as sub-octave coupling), I / P, II / P

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Elisabeth Th. Hilscher-Fritz: Hofburgkapelle. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 .
  2. ↑ Information on the organ ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.orgelmusik.at

Coordinates: 48 ° 12 '23.7 "  N , 16 ° 21' 57.2"  E