I’ve put some work into getting a scheme of Generals and Divisionals that work for me on this organ, so I thought I would share them. The basic thrust is that the generals set up a gradually increasing romantic chorus as they increase on all manuals. This could potentially also work for the Hauptwerk master crescendo. Stops are used in their romantic style, until the last combination, where all powerful stops are in! Then on the divisionals, I set up mostly Baroque types of combinations increasing in volume, with the first one or two being quiet stops for solo or accompaniment, with baroque solo voices in the middle, then baroque choruses at the top. Therefore, for Baroque pieces, you can register quite ably with the divisionals, for Romantic pieces register with the generals and crescendo, or use both for a mix. Of course, you can still hand register!
To get this to work, I generally always include the Combs on every division, so this wouldn’t be a typical French way of registering, but I think it is quite effective.
My organ has 6 divisionals for each manual, 10 generals, a set and a cancel. However, I use the last two generals to switch between Manual II and III on the top manual, and I use the 6th pedal divisional as Hand Reg. So here is my setup:
(All divisionals include Combs. for that division)
Recit divisionals
1 Flute Traversiere 8, Voix Celeste 8
2 Viole de Gamba 8, Flute Octaviante 4
3 Flute Traversiere 8, Flute Octaviante 4, Basson-Hautbois 8
4 Flute Traversiere 8, Flute Octaviante 4, Trompette 8
5 Diapason 8, Flute Octaviante 4, Plein Jeu IV, Trompette 8
6 Quintaton 16, Diapason 8, Flute Octaviante 4, Octavin 2, Cornet V, Plein Jeu IV, Trompette 8
Positiv divisionals
1 Cor de Nuit 8, Unda Maris 8
2 Salicional 8, Nasard 2 2/3
3 Cor de Nuit 8, Flute Douce 4, Basson 8
4 Cor de Nuit 8, Flute Douce 4,Nasard 2 2/3, Piccolo 2, Tierce 1 3/5
5 Principal 8, Prestant 4, Trompette 8
6 Principal 8, Prestant 4, Nasard 2 2/3, Piccolo 2, Tierce 1 3/5, Trompette 8
GO divisionals
1 Flute Harmonique 8, Flute Douce 4
2 Gamba 8, Flute Douce 4
3 Flute Harmonique 8, Flute Douce 4, Trompette 8
4 Montre 8, Prestant 4, Plein Jeu III, Trompette 8
5 Bourdon 16, Montre 8, Prestant 4, Plein Jeu III, Trompette 8
6 Bourdon 16, Montre 8, Prestant 4, Plein Jeu III, Bombarde 16, Trompette 8
Pedal divisionals
1 Soubasse 16, Octavebasse 8
2 Contrebasse 16, Octavebasse 8
3 Soubasse 16, Octavebasse 8, Trompette 8
4 Soubasse 16, Octavebasse 8, Basson 16
5 Contrebasse 16, Octavebasse 8, Basson 16, Trompette 8
8 generals (Include all Combs.)
1 R Flute Traversiere 8
Pos Cor de nuit 8
G Bourdon 8
P Octavebass 8
2 R Viole de Gambe 8, Flute Traversiere 8
Pos Salicional 8, Cor de Nuit 8
G Gamba 8, Bourdon 8
P Soubasse 16, Octavebasse 8
3 R: Viole de Gambe 8, Flute Traversiere 8, Flute Octaviante 4
Pos: Salisional 8, Cor de Nuit 8, Flute Douce 4
G: Gamba 8, Flute Harmonique 8, Bourdon 8
P Soublasse 16, Octavebasse 8
4 R: Diapason 8, Viole de Gambe 8, Flute Traversiere 8
Pos: Principal 8, Salicional 8, Cor de Nuit 8
G: Montre 8, Gamba 8, Flute Harmonique 8, Bourdon 8
P: Contrebasse 16, Octavebasse 8
5 R: Quintaton 16, Diapason 8, Viole de Gambe 8, Flute Traversiere 8, Flute Octaviante 4
Pos: Principal 8, Salicional 8, Cor de Nuit 8, Flute douce 4
G: Montre 8, Gamba 8, Flute Harmonique 8, Bourdon 8, Flute Douce 4
P: Contrebasse 16, Soubasse 16, Octavebasse 8
6 R: Quintaton 16, Diapason 8, Viole de Gambe 8, Flute Traversiere 8, Flute Octaviante 4, Octavin 2
Pos: Principal 8, Salicional 8, Cor de Nuit 8, Prestant 4, Doublette 2
G: Montre 8, Gamba 8, Bourdon 8, Prestant 4, Doublette 2
P: Contrebasse 16, Octavebasse 8, Soubasse 16, Flute Champetre 4
7 R: Quintaton 16, Diapason 8, Viole de Gamba 8, Flute Octaviante 4, Octavin 2, Trompette H. 8
Pos: Principal 8, Salicional 8, Cor de Nuit 8, Prestant 4, Doublette 2, Trompette 8
G: Bourdon 16, Montre 8, Gamba 8, Bourdon 8, Prestant 4, Doublette 2, Trompette 8
P: Contrebasse 16, Soubasse 16, Octavebasse 8, Flute Champetre 4, Basson 16
8 R Quinataton 16, Diapason 8, Flute Octaviante 4, Octavin 2, Cornet V, Plein Jeu IV, Basson 16, Trompette H. 8, Clarion 4.
Pos: Principal 8, Prestant 4, Nasard 2 2/3, Doublette 2, Tierce 1 3/5, Basson 16, Trompette 8,
G Bourdon 16, Montre 8, Prestant 4, Doublette 2, Plein Jeu III, Bombarde 16, Trompette 8, Clarion 4.
Ped:Principal 32, Contrebass 16, Octavebass 8, Flute Champetre 4, Contre Bombarde 32, Bombarde 16, Trompette 8
To get this to work, I generally always include the Combs on every division, so this wouldn’t be a typical French way of registering, but I think it is quite effective.
My organ has 6 divisionals for each manual, 10 generals, a set and a cancel. However, I use the last two generals to switch between Manual II and III on the top manual, and I use the 6th pedal divisional as Hand Reg. So here is my setup:
(All divisionals include Combs. for that division)
Recit divisionals
1 Flute Traversiere 8, Voix Celeste 8
2 Viole de Gamba 8, Flute Octaviante 4
3 Flute Traversiere 8, Flute Octaviante 4, Basson-Hautbois 8
4 Flute Traversiere 8, Flute Octaviante 4, Trompette 8
5 Diapason 8, Flute Octaviante 4, Plein Jeu IV, Trompette 8
6 Quintaton 16, Diapason 8, Flute Octaviante 4, Octavin 2, Cornet V, Plein Jeu IV, Trompette 8
Positiv divisionals
1 Cor de Nuit 8, Unda Maris 8
2 Salicional 8, Nasard 2 2/3
3 Cor de Nuit 8, Flute Douce 4, Basson 8
4 Cor de Nuit 8, Flute Douce 4,Nasard 2 2/3, Piccolo 2, Tierce 1 3/5
5 Principal 8, Prestant 4, Trompette 8
6 Principal 8, Prestant 4, Nasard 2 2/3, Piccolo 2, Tierce 1 3/5, Trompette 8
GO divisionals
1 Flute Harmonique 8, Flute Douce 4
2 Gamba 8, Flute Douce 4
3 Flute Harmonique 8, Flute Douce 4, Trompette 8
4 Montre 8, Prestant 4, Plein Jeu III, Trompette 8
5 Bourdon 16, Montre 8, Prestant 4, Plein Jeu III, Trompette 8
6 Bourdon 16, Montre 8, Prestant 4, Plein Jeu III, Bombarde 16, Trompette 8
Pedal divisionals
1 Soubasse 16, Octavebasse 8
2 Contrebasse 16, Octavebasse 8
3 Soubasse 16, Octavebasse 8, Trompette 8
4 Soubasse 16, Octavebasse 8, Basson 16
5 Contrebasse 16, Octavebasse 8, Basson 16, Trompette 8
8 generals (Include all Combs.)
1 R Flute Traversiere 8
Pos Cor de nuit 8
G Bourdon 8
P Octavebass 8
2 R Viole de Gambe 8, Flute Traversiere 8
Pos Salicional 8, Cor de Nuit 8
G Gamba 8, Bourdon 8
P Soubasse 16, Octavebasse 8
3 R: Viole de Gambe 8, Flute Traversiere 8, Flute Octaviante 4
Pos: Salisional 8, Cor de Nuit 8, Flute Douce 4
G: Gamba 8, Flute Harmonique 8, Bourdon 8
P Soublasse 16, Octavebasse 8
4 R: Diapason 8, Viole de Gambe 8, Flute Traversiere 8
Pos: Principal 8, Salicional 8, Cor de Nuit 8
G: Montre 8, Gamba 8, Flute Harmonique 8, Bourdon 8
P: Contrebasse 16, Octavebasse 8
5 R: Quintaton 16, Diapason 8, Viole de Gambe 8, Flute Traversiere 8, Flute Octaviante 4
Pos: Principal 8, Salicional 8, Cor de Nuit 8, Flute douce 4
G: Montre 8, Gamba 8, Flute Harmonique 8, Bourdon 8, Flute Douce 4
P: Contrebasse 16, Soubasse 16, Octavebasse 8
6 R: Quintaton 16, Diapason 8, Viole de Gambe 8, Flute Traversiere 8, Flute Octaviante 4, Octavin 2
Pos: Principal 8, Salicional 8, Cor de Nuit 8, Prestant 4, Doublette 2
G: Montre 8, Gamba 8, Bourdon 8, Prestant 4, Doublette 2
P: Contrebasse 16, Octavebasse 8, Soubasse 16, Flute Champetre 4
7 R: Quintaton 16, Diapason 8, Viole de Gamba 8, Flute Octaviante 4, Octavin 2, Trompette H. 8
Pos: Principal 8, Salicional 8, Cor de Nuit 8, Prestant 4, Doublette 2, Trompette 8
G: Bourdon 16, Montre 8, Gamba 8, Bourdon 8, Prestant 4, Doublette 2, Trompette 8
P: Contrebasse 16, Soubasse 16, Octavebasse 8, Flute Champetre 4, Basson 16
8 R Quinataton 16, Diapason 8, Flute Octaviante 4, Octavin 2, Cornet V, Plein Jeu IV, Basson 16, Trompette H. 8, Clarion 4.
Pos: Principal 8, Prestant 4, Nasard 2 2/3, Doublette 2, Tierce 1 3/5, Basson 16, Trompette 8,
G Bourdon 16, Montre 8, Prestant 4, Doublette 2, Plein Jeu III, Bombarde 16, Trompette 8, Clarion 4.
Ped:Principal 32, Contrebass 16, Octavebass 8, Flute Champetre 4, Contre Bombarde 32, Bombarde 16, Trompette 8