This element represents one chamber in the organ; that is,
an enclosure or space which contains pipes and other sound-producing elements.
The use of the Chamber element is optional.
It may be used to describe where the pipe ranks are located,
in which case it will contain Rank elements.
A Chamber element may also contain, or be contained by,
a Keyboard or Division
element in order to show the distribution of stops between chambers
without having to use Rank elements.
For more details on usage, see
Chambers, Divisions & Keyboards.
See also SwellPedal.
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Parent Elements (that contain this element)
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Division |
While divisions do not, in reality, contain chambers,
this organization may be used to avoid unnecessary complexity. |
Keyboard |
While keyboards do not, in reality, contain chambers,
this organization may be used to avoid unnecessary complexity. |
Organ |
Chamber elements are normally contained in the Organ element. |
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Child Elements (contained by this element)
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| Name | How Many | Description |
Accessory |
(zero or more) |
An accessory contained within the chamber. |
Division |
(zero or more) |
A division contained within the chamber. |
Keyboard |
(zero or more) |
A keyboard whose pipes are contained within the chamber. |
Pressure |
(zero or more) |
The wind pressure for the chamber. |
Rank |
(zero or more) |
A rank contained within the chamber. |
Remark |
(zero or more) |
Remarks about this Chamber. |
Stop |
(zero or more) |
A stop contained within the chamber.
This organization is only used when the Chamber element is contained
within a Keyboard or Division element. |
Trap |
(zero or more) |
A trap contained within the chamber. |
dateInstalled
- The date on which this Chamber was installed
(see date formats).
This attribute should only be used for Chambers added after the
original instrument was finished.
dateRemoved
- The date on which this Chamber was removed
(see date formats).
enclosed (required)
- Specifies whether the chamber is enclosed behind swell shades.
The value of this attribute must be "true" or "false".
id
- An identifier for referencing this element from within other elements.
installedBy
- The ID of the Builder element describing
the builder who installed the Chamber.
This attribute should only be used for Chambers added after the
original instrument was finished.
name
- The name of the chamber, e.g. "Great", "Choir".
removedBy
- The ID of the Builder element describing
the builder who removed the Chamber.
The following example shows a single division (Swell) which is
divided into two chambers, both under independent expression.
<Organ>
<Keyboard name="Swell">
<Chamber name="flues" enclosed="yes">
<Stop name="Bourdon" pitch="8"> </Stop>
<Stop name="Salicional" pitch="8"> </Stop>
<Stop name="Voix Celeste" pitch="8"> </Stop>
</Chamber>
<Chamber name="reeds" enclosed="yes">
<Stop name="Trumpet" pitch="8"> </Stop>
<Stop name="Oboe" pitch="8"> </Stop>
<Stop name="Vox Humana" pitch="8"> </Stop>
</Chamber>
</Keyboard>
</Organ>
The following example shows two divisions enclosed in the same chamber.
<Organ>
<Chamber enclosed="yes">
<Keyboard name="Swell">
<Stop name="Stopped Diapason" pitch="8"> </Stop>
<Stop name="Flute Harmonique" pitch="4"> </Stop>
</Keyboard>
<Keyboard name="Great">
<Stop name="Open Diapason" pitch="8"> </Stop>
<Stop name="Octave" pitch="4"> </Stop>
</Keyboard>
</Chamber>
</Organ>
<!ELEMENT Chamber (
Accessory |
Division |
Keyboard |
Pressure |
Rank |
Remark |
Stop |
Trap )* >
<!ATTLIST Chamber
dateInstalled CDATA ""
dateRemoved CDATA ""
enclosed (true|false) #REQUIRED
id ID #IMPLIED
installedBy IDREF #IMPLIED
name CDATA ""
removedBy IDREF #IMPLIED
>
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