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Eglise de Pibrac



Orgue vue du choeur début 20ème siècle







Orgue de Pibrac

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When the village of Pibrac (located in 15 km on the West by Toulouse) is discovered they point out her basilica devoted to Saint Germaine. However Pibrac also has a parish church, the church of Mary-Madeleine which shelters the shrine and the relics of the saint (1579-1601).

In the book of the count of Pibrac (1), he mentioned a portable organ in 1737, present from the priest Horn. The current organ, under the leadership of the father Bachet, made the object of a classification in Ancient monuments and of a restoration in 1980 by Alain Leclère. In a booklet (2) accomplished in this epoch with the "Association Pèlerinage Sainte-Germaine", the father Bachet learns us that Feuga would be the constructor undoubtedly with the help of Theodore Puget. Recent researches inform us that Puget constructed the organ of Pibrac in 1863. The organ was inaugurated in June 1864 with the organist of the metropolis, holder of the organ of the cathedral Saint-Étienne in Toulouse. The sideboard would be the work of Louis Lacassin, joiner in Pibrac.

Pibrac has an organ of transition of 16 stops conceived well for the church. The keyboard of Great - Organ is in the classical tradition, while the Recit with its swell box and its romantic stops registers in the direction taken by the bill of organ in the second half of XIX ème century.

Works started in July 2001. Bernard Raupp, factor of gersois organs, assures this new restoration. Its intervention on bases, and many additional jobs will make the organ of Pibrac, an instrument was renovated from top to bottom.

There are many organists who succeed one another in this instrument for their studies, during concerts or to serve accompaniment in liturgy. The parish of Pibrac is part with Brax of the parish sector taken care by the Fathers of the community of Bétharram.

(1) "Pibrac, histoire de l'église, du village et du château" Anatole du Faur, comte de Pibrac - 1882

(2) Affichage Fac-similé Annales de Pibrac "L'orgue restauré" Philippe Bachet - dans les Annales de Sainte-Germaine de Pibrac, n°658 - 1980 - II   télécharger   (3 009 724 octets)

The current composition of the organ is the following virtual organ: click here
Grand-Orgue 54 notes Récit 37 notes Pédale 27 notes
Montre 8'
Bourdon 8'
Salicional 8'
Prestant 4 '
Doublette 2'
Plein-Jeu 3 rangs
Trumpet 8' basse and treble
Clairon 4'
Flûte harmonique 8'
Flûte 4 '
Salicional 8'
Voix céleste 8'
Cor Anglais 16' (anches à larmes)
Hautbois 8' 
Vox humana 8'
Soubasse 16'
Pedal coupler Great Organ
Coupler Récit/Great Organ
Tremulant
Appel du Grand-Jeu (Reeds + Plein Jeu)
Renvoi Appel
Pedal of expression

diaporama photosdiaporama photos

Orgue de Pibrac - côté gauche Orgue de Pibrac - au fond de l'église Orgue de Pibrac - côté droit
Orgue de Pibrac - face côté gauche Orgue de Pibrac - tuyaux en façade Orgue de Pibrac - face et côté droit
Orgue de Pibrac - tuyaux côté gauche Orgue de Pibrac - tuyaux côté gauche et scuplture Orgue de Pibrac - tuyaux côté droit
Orgue de Pibrac - ange côté gauche Orgue de Pibrac - ange en façade Orgue de Pibrac - ange côté droit
Orgue de Pibrac - décoration côté gauche Orgue de Pibrac - décoration en façade Orgue de Pibrac - décoration côté droit
Orgue de Pibrac - jeux du grand orgue Orgue de Pibrac - tuyaux de plein jeu Orgue de Pibrac - trompettes et abrégé
Orgue de Pibrac - clairons et trompettes Orgue de Pibrac - claviers et tirants
orgue de Pibrac - partie claviers et tirants côté gauche Orgue de Pibrac - claviers et signatures orgue de Pibrac - partie claviers et tirants côté droit
Orgue de Pibrac - pédalier
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(*) the photographic report on the organ of Pibrac was accomplished on Saturday, January 16th, 1999.