Anton Braun (organ builder)

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Joseph Anton Braun (born January 13, 1776 in Spaichingen ; † July 29, 1840 there ), was a German piano and organ builder .

Life

After his apprenticeship, the son of a carpenter is said to have founded a piano and organ workshop in Trossingen and later trained the Link brothers . His wife was Gertrud Braun née Hauser and the sister-in-law of the organ builder Johann Michael Braun . His nephews Joseph Braun , with whom Xaver Mönch and Wilhelm August Schwarz (1848–1912) presumably studied later , and Blasius Braun continued the workshop.

Works

Pianos

  • A square piano from his workshop can be admired in the Spaichingen local history museum.

Organs

  • 1811: Steinhausen parish church,
  • 1812/13: Einsiedeln monastery church (renovation of the choir organ),
  • 1813: Gersau parish church (main organ),
  • 1829 Wertbüh
  • 1830: Margrethausen
  • 1830: Trichtingen,
  • 1830/31: Evangelical Church in Heselwangen
  • 1831: Evangelical Church Täbingen , Täbingen
  • 1835: Organ in Täbingen
  • 1838: Neuhausen ob Eck, 1838 in Zillhausen

On April 23, 1812, the organ builder Joseph Anton Braun (Spaichingen) was commissioned to set up the old Joseph Bossart organ as a choir organ on the gallery above the sacristy. An organ repair in the minster in Weingarten is documented around 1830/1831. The organ, acquired in 1831 by the church administration from the parish of St. Silvester in Erlaheim , was installed in the parish church of Weilen unter den Rinnen in 1831/1832. The organ was replaced in 1914 by a new building from Gebr. Stehle ; Whether parts of the organ were used or the whereabouts of the organ is unknown. In 1833 Braun rebuilt the organ in the Balingen town church.

literature

  • Holger Brandt: Forgotten Masters. The organ builders Braun, Hecht and Schuhmacher from Spaichingen (Württemberg). In: Organ International. 2001, pp. 74-81.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Evangelical parish in Langenau ( memento from September 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), viewed June 18, 2013
  2. ↑ Holger Brandt: Forgotten Masters. The organ builders Braun, Hecht and Schuhmacher from Spaichingen (Württemberg). In: Organ International. 2001, pp. 74-81.
  3. ^ Hermann Fischer: Organ building around Lake Constance. P. 10 (PDF; 1 MB), accessed June 20, 2013
  4. ^ Hermann Fischer: Organ building around Lake Constance. P. 10 (PDF; 1 MB), accessed June 20, 2013
  5. ↑ Sauerzapf brings organ art back to life (PDF; 54 kB), viewed June 18, 2013
  6. ↑ Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Heselwangen , viewed June 22, 2013
  7. ↑ a b Heimatkundliche Blätter Zollernalb, p. 1549. Retrieved on January 30, 2019 . (PDF file)
  8. ↑ Figure , viewed June 18, 2013
  9. ^ Chronicle and photos , viewed June 22, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Braun, Anton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Braun, Joseph Anton; Brown, Josef Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Organ builder
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1776
PLACE OF BIRTH Spaichingen
DATE OF DEATH July 29, 1840
Place of death Spaichingen