English: Milan Cathedral.
Italiano: Milano - Duomo.
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After the accession of Carlo Borromeo to the Archbishop’s Throne, all Lay Monuments were removed from the Duomo. These included the tombs of Giovanni, and Filippo Maria Visconti, Francesco I and his wife Bianca, Galeazzo Maria, which were taken to unknown destinations.
Borromeo and Pellegrini strove for a new Renaissance appearance for the Cathedral, that would emphasise its Roman / Italian nature, and subdue the Gothic Style, which was now seen as foreign.
English: The Nave, Milan Cathedral.
Italiano: Interno del Duomo di Milano.
Photo: 13 January 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: Giovanni Dall'Orto.
When Pellegrini’s design was revealed, a competition for the design of the façade was announced, and this elicited nearly a dozen entries, including one by Antonio Barca.[12]
This design was never carried out, but the interior decoration continued: During 1575-1585, the Presbytery was rebuilt, while new Altars and the Baptistry were added. The wooden Choir Stalls were constructed by 1614 for the High Altar by Francesco Brambilla.
Milan Cathedral.
Date: 1870s.
English:
Giacomo Brogi (1822-1881) - “Milan - The Cathedral”. Catalogue # 3818a.
Italiano: Giacomo Brogi (1822-1881) - “Milano -
La Cattedrale”. Numero di catalogo: 3818a.
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PART SEVEN FOLLOWS.
Another marvelous Zephyrinus series on this historic cathedral and monument, “Il Duomo” of Milan, the architectural experts saying it is a balanced mixture of Renaissance and Gothic styles, with its soaring spires and flying buttresses.. -Note by Dante P
ReplyDeletePart II: (cont) Now: the famed pipe organ of the Cathedral of Milan:
ReplyDeleteThe historians tell us that a pipe organ has been a fixture in the Duomo of Milan since at least 1394, only a few years after its completion. In 1580 and again in 1590, two new monumental instruments by Gian Giacomo Antegnati and Cristoforo Valvassori were placed in two great gilded cases on either side of the high altar which c an be seen today to house the present-day instrument. The doors of the organ cases are highly ornamented with 16 painted canvases depicting the Old and New Testaments.
The present day pipe organ is an equally monumental instrument—in fact, interestingly enough, a gift to the Cathedral of Benito Mussolini in 1938–an installation of approximately 210 registers or stops on 5 manuals and pedals, by the two Italian firms Mascioni and Tamburini. (Note by Dante P, continued)
Part III (cont.) Two additional full-scale pipe organ cases of a simpler design were added in 1986, each containing another roughly 30-40 stops: so there is no lack of expressive depth to the organ’s capacity. The stop list is listed below, having full reed and principal complements in each manual division, and many, many typical Italian multiple-pipe mixture stops (so each depressed key sounds 3-7 high-pitched pipes adding brilliance to the performed piece). The resulting instrument is the largest pipe organ in Italy, and second only in Europe at least among Catholic Churches to the pipe organ of the Passau Cathedral in total numbers of registers or stops. There are many example of its monumental sound on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteAs Zephyrinus has noted the elegance architecturally of the Cathedral of Milan, so also the aural magnificence of its great pipe organ honors the great S. Charles Borromeo, the one-time rector of the church, who in fact is also interred in the Cathedral. -Note by Dante P
https://www.duomomilano.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Great-Organ-and-Choir-Organ-disposition.pdf
DeleteA riveting and magnificent contribution from our Liturgical Organ Correspondent, Dante P, for which, as always, we are most grateful.
Dante P always contributes so many interesting facts, details, and descriptions, especially regarding Church Organ Music.
Zephyrinus, for one, learned so much from this captivating contribution.
Many thanks.