Andreas Reuter (organ builder)

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Andreas Peter Wilhard Reuter , also Andreas Peter Wilhad Reuter (born October 22, 1798 in Havetoft ; † May 19, 1847 ) was a German organ builder who worked with Jürgen Marcussen throughout his life . 38 organs emerged from the joint workshop.

life and work

Reuter was the son of a pastor from Havetoft. He joined Jürgen Marcussen's workshop, which was founded in 1806, as an apprentice in 1816 . A fruitful collaboration developed between the two organ builders, which only ended with Reuter's death. Reuter developed strengths mainly in the area of ​​theory, Marcussen was the great practitioner. From 1825 Reuter was a partner of Marcussen and the company traded under the name "Marcussen & Reuter". When the company was flourishing, it moved to Aabenraa in 1830 . At the request of Reuter, the company was awarded the title of “court organ builder of the royal court” by Denmark in 1836. Reuter's successor was Jürgen Andreas Marcussen. The company was renamed Marcussen & Søn .

Reuter's sons were the geometer Conrad Reuter and the shipbuilder Rudolf Reuter , his grandson the industrialist Wolfgang Reuter .

plant

As opus 1, an organ for Sieseby was created from 1819/1820 , which was moved to the Marienkirche Hadersleben in 1984 and is preserved there. Large orders in Denmark followed: the two organ builders created a three-manual organ with 38 registers for Christiansborg Palace . In 1833 the organ in Roskilde Cathedral was extensively rebuilt by Marcussen & Reuter. Instead of the breastwork, a swellable upper work, new action mechanisms and a new wind system were installed, the pitch changed and the pedal work placed behind the main work. Other important works were the new organs in Kronborg Castle , Fredensborg Castle , for Hejls Kirke with brochures in the style of classicism . For Schleswig and Holstein, "Marcussen & Reuter" built large instruments for the Schleswig Cathedral (1839) using old pipe material and the case and for the Nikolaikirche in Kiel (1842). A total of 38 organs were created in the joint workshop.

Among other things, Reuter invented the tuning slot that made it easier to retune an open organ pipe.

literature

  • Robert Cavarra: Marcussen (and Son) . In: Douglas E. Bush, Richard Kassel (Eds.): The Organ. To Encyclopedia . Routledge, New York / London 2006, ISBN 0-415-94174-1 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  • Dirk Jonkanski, Heiko Seidel: Organ landscape Schleswig-Holstein. For the history and maintenance of a sound and art monument . Ludwig, Kiel 2012, ISBN 978-3-86935-141-4 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dieter Lohmeier: Reuter, Andreas Peter Wilhad. In: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck. Volume 9, Wachholtz, Neumünster 1991, ISBN 3-529-02649-2 , p. 310.
  2. ↑ Robert Cavarra: Marcussen (and Son) . In: Douglas E. Bush, Richard Kassel (Eds.): The Organ. To Encyclopedia . Routledge, New York / London 2006, ISBN 0-415-94174-1 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  3. ↑ D. Jonkanski, H. Seidel: Organ landscape Schleswig-Holstein. 2012, p. 26.
  4. ^ Organ of the Marienkirche Hadersleben. Retrieved July 14, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Kirkeorgler 1806-1847 . marcussen-son.dk (Danish), accessed November 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ Seidel Jonkanski: organ landscape Schleswig-Holstein. 2012, p. 27.
  7. ^ Hugo Riemann : Music Lexicon . Second volume. 8th edition. Max Hesse, Berlin / Leipzig 1916. (Reprint: Books on Demand , 2017, p. 1081 ( limited preview in Google book search))
personal data
SURNAME Reuter, Andreas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reuter, Anders; Reuter, Andreas Peter Wilhard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organ builder
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH Havetoft
DATE OF DEATH May 19, 1847