STAVANGER : NORWAY

*Location:

   Domkirke (Cathedral) 
   Domkirkeplassen 
   Kongsgata 
   Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
   LL: N 58.96935, E 5.73272 (approximate)

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*Player:

   Asbjørn Myrås 
   - and - 
   Terje Hadland

*Contact:

   Stavanger Cathedral 
   Haakon VIIs gate 2 
   N-4005 Stavanger 
   T: 5189 5733 
   E: postmottak.kirkevergen@ 
        stavanger.kommune.no

*Schedule:

  (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Expansion of 1998 included complete 
   rehang on new frame with new clappers 
   and transmission, 4-octave keyboards
   (main by Clock-O-Matic, practice by 
   Reinhold van Zijl), ready for addition
   of the final octave in 2000.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is E  in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  4 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    ----  
   There are no missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 2000
     with bells made by Olsen       
   Prior history:
     In 1998, the instrument was enlarged to 37 bells
       by Olsen       
     In 1922, the instrument was begun with 22 bells
       by Warner      
   Year of latest technical information source is 2006

Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

*Links:

A photo and description of the cathedral.

Photo of the tower end (chancel) of the cathedral, with a brief history of the building.

A larger photo of the towers; since both are entirely windowed, it's not clear where this carillon is located.
A matching photo of the entrance end of the building, which has no towers.

A towers photo with a different perspective.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Warner bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Olsen Nauen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all European traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all European traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all European traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in Norway.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Norway.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 24-Apr-06
   based on textual data last updated on 2006/04/24
   and on technical data last updated on 2006/04/24

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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