Vox Maris (musical instrument)
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| Classification | |
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| Playing range | |
| 32' (A - e´´ ´´ ´´) | |
| Builders | |
| Hey Orgelbau | |
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| Expo 2012 | |
The Vox Maris ("Sound of the Sea")[1][2] is an instrument that was built for the Yeosu Expo 2012 in Korea by the German organ building company Hey Orgelbau (de)[3][4][5] and was recognized as the acoustic signet of the exposition.[2][6] It combines elements of the pipe organ and the steam whistle. The Vox Maris entwines itself around the twin sky towers at a height of 72 metres (236 ft).[7] It is considered an aerophone, since its dynamic high pressure organ pipes are powered by air. It can be played from a wireless tablet-pc.[8]
The construction process was documented by a film team of German Bavarian Television.
On 21 October 2011, Guinness World Records confirmed the Vox Maris as the loudest pipe organ in the world, producing a reading of 138.4 dbA.[3][7][9]
In 2015, the RID (Rekord-Institut für Deutschland) corroborated the Vox Maris as the loudest pipe organ.[8]
Specifications[3][10][edit]
- organ rank called "Vox Maris"
- 80 dynamic pipes
- range A - e´´ ´´ ´´
- length of the longest pipe: 10.00 m
- length of the smallest pipe: 1.70 m
- weight of the pipe A: more than 850 kg
- material: stainless steel, copper and brass
- sculpture "Sound Wave":
- height: 72 m
- length: 33 m (wrapped around in S-shape)
- wind supply:
- compressed air system
- performance: (PS, m3/min) 110 kW, 20,000 L/min
- 5000 L air tank
- wind pressure in mmWS: 10,000–100,000 mmWS
- console (pipe organ):
- mobile
- 1 manual, 80 keys
- pedal, 30 keys
- register knobs
- multiple coupler functions
- touchscreen
- control via Android App
- tracture(pipe organ):
- key action: electric
- stop action: electric
- weight of the organ: c. 23,000 kg
References[edit]
- ^ Kyeong-ho, Choi (2012-05-19). "Loud pipe organ wows expo". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ a b "Four major highlights at Yeosu Expo". korea.net. 2012-04-25. Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ a b c "Vox Maris - the voice of the sea". hey-orgelbau.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ Dierig, Carsten (2012-05-12). "Der lebende Ozean und die Küste". DIE WELT. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "Orgelbauer Thomas Hey". KBS World. 2012-04-06. Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "Druckvoll – die Stimme des Meeres übertönt den Wind". KAESER (in German). Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ a b "Deutsche Pfeifen in Korea (German Pipes in Korea)". Deutschlandfunk (in German). 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ a b "LAUT, LAUTER, »VOX MARIS«". rekord-institut.org. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Yeosu Expo Delivers Perfect Combination of Eastern and Western Music". expo2012.kr. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ ISO Journal, The Magazine of the International Society of Organbuilders, number 43, pages 46-54
Bibliography[edit]
- Guinness World Records 2013, page 197
- The Magazine of the International Society of Organbuilders, ISO Journal, Number 43, pages 46–54