Rodgers Trilogy - Choir and Pedal Organ Divisions; The Choir Organ Division; The Pedal Organ Division

THE CHOIR ORGAN -- Bottom Keyboard
Typically a lighter sound, named for the fact that this division most often
accompanies the church choir. To this end, it has light flutes and strings
to provide an ideal fabric of sound against which the voices of the choir may
be placed. The Choir division of the Rodgers Organ serves the additional
function of a Positiv, or Baroque manual. The light Flutes and mutations,
together with the Chiff (Baroque Accent), provide a counter-voice for the
more assertive Great division. The Choir is also important as accompani-
ment for the solo voices of the other divisions. The percussions (Harp and
Carillon) are also located on this manual.
THE PEDAL ORGAN -- Pedal Keyboard
This division, consisting mostly of flue stops, is the foundation on which
the tonal mass of the qrgan rests. The two couplers assure that the neces-
sary upper work is available when more definition is needed in the pedal
melody line. The 16 I Trombone in the 32- B Pedal adds an additional per-
cussiveness to the full Pedal registration.
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