Schuster organ in the town church of St. Marien

After the Reformation, Master Blasius of Bautzen built a new organ in 1533. In addition to organ repairs and extensions, new organs are built approximately every 100 years: 1592 by Hans Lange from Kamenz, 1698 by the court organ builder Andreas Tamitius from Dresden, 1795 by Joh. Chr. Flemming from Torgau, in 1872 by Conrad Geißler from Eilenburg (extended in 1928 by a Rückpositiv from Furtwängler & Hammer, Hanover) and finally in 1984 by the organ builder Schuster from Zittau. Today's organ has been installed in the north aisle to make the round window in the west front visible again. The Schuster organ has 40 stops spread over the three manuals and the pedal division. The organ therefore has 2678 pipes. The Spanish trumpets are particularly striking, as horizontal stops they radiate a particularly strong sound into the room. The warm basic tone of the principal stops allows the overtones of the mixtures and the aliquot stops (fifths and thirds) to develop particularly well, so that the listener experiences an overwhelming sound experience in the large acoustics of the church.

Disposition:

Hauptwerk I C-g3

Pommer 16'

Principal 8'

Koppelflöte 8'

Octave 4'

Spitzflöte 4'

Nasat 2 2 / 3'

Gemshorn 2'

Mixture V 2'

Scharfcymbel III 1 / 2'

Trumpet 8'

Chamade 8'

Oberwerk II C-g3

Pointed Principal 8'

Rohrgedackt 8'

Octave 4'

Spillflute 4'

Octave 2'

Fifth 1 1 / 3'

Third 1 3 / 5'

Sharp IV 1'

Hautbois 8'

Clarion 4'

Tremulant

Brustwerk III C-g3

Gedackt 8'

Reed flute 4'

Sesquialter II 2 2 / 3'

Principal 2'

Octave 1'

Cymbal II 1 1 / 3'

Singing Regal 8'

Chamade 8'

Tremulant

Pedal C-f1

Principal 16'

Subbass 16'

Great fifth 10 2 / 3'

Octave 8'

Gedackt bass 8'

Octave 4'

Pommer 4'

Mixture VI 2 2 / 3'

Trombone 16'

Trumpet 8'

Clarinet 4'C

Hamade 8'

Source: Protestant parish of Torgau, church music director Ekkehard Saretz