All organs before the revolution
Organs in the 'French classical' style are rare in Paris.
The revolution was like a tzunami: many, many
monasteries and churches were destroyed, including
their works of art and their organs. In 1789, there were
approximately 150 churches and 50 convents.
Approximately 130 of them vanished in the periode
1789-1860. In 1789, there were approximately 100 large
organs and 30-40 smaller organs. In 1795, only 36
organs were left. Nowadays, there are 24 organcases
dating (at least partly) to before the revolution and 20
organs with stops dating to before the revolution
(mostly 18th century). Only 3 of them still have a French
classical character and 5 are rebuilt in a neo-classical
style. The others were rebuilt in the 19th or 20th
century.
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