August von Werder (organ builder)

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August von Werder (born May 7, 1819 in Hetjershausen , † November 12, 1882 in Höckelheim ) was a German organ builder of the 19th century.

life and work

Heinrich Christoph August von Werder came from the noble family of Werder . He grew up with his father Friedrich Werder in Hetjershausen, then in Elliehausen . (Justus) Friedrich Werder (born February 11, 1783 in Bördel ; † January 27, 1858 in Elliehausen) was a teacher in Hetjershausen and Elliehausen and is also occupied with organ repairs from 1823 to 1847. August von Werder was not a trained organ builder, but learned the carpentry trade from 1833 from the carpenter Johann Christoph Albrecht in Elliehausen, who also worked as an organ builder. He then worked for a short time - probably in 1836/37 - in Hanover in the workshop of the court organ builder Meyer and in the piano factory Helmholtz. From 1837 to 1845 he lived in Elliehausen, then in Northeim and from 1851 in Höckelheim, where he also relocated his organ building workshop. Before July 1860 he lost building materials in a fire. He created single-manual organs that were traditionally designed.

List of works (selection)

In the fifth column, the Roman number indicates the number of manuals , a capital "P" indicates an independent pedal and a lower-case "p" indicates an attached pedal, the Arabic number in the penultimate column indicates the number of sounding registers . Significant preserved historical cases (with modern organs) are indicated by italics.

year place church image Manuals register Remarks
1838 Goettingen Poor Labor Institute, Angerstrasse I. 7th his first organ; not received
1840 Holzerode Ev.-ref. church I / P 11 largely preserved
1841 Spanbeck I / P 12 not received
1843 Lake Constance (district of Göttingen) St. Matthew I / P 11 not received
1843 Woellmarshausen Ev.-luth. church I / P 9 1974–1976 restored by Albert Frerichs
1844 Obernjesa Marienkirche
Obernjesa organ.jpg
 I / P 11 with wooden registers made of oak and pear tree; largely preserved, restored in 1976 by Martin Haspelmath
1846 Ring rings St. Martin's Church I / P 11 Burned in 1999
1848 Bremke (likes) Ev.-luth. church I / P 11 some registers integrated in the new building by Albrecht Frerichs (1968)
1849 Settmarshausen Ev.-luth. church I / P 11 using older organ parts; 2005 Restoration by organ builder Krawinkel
1850 Esebeck St. Pancras
Organ Esebeck 1.jpg
 I / P 11 largely preserved
1850 Höckelheim Ev.-luth. St. Mary's Church not received
1852 Berka St. Martini Church I / P 10 1996 restoration by Werner Bosch Orgelbau ; completely preserved
1853 Gillersheim Ev.-luth. church I / P 13 Replaced in 1912 by a new building by P. Furtwängler & Hammer behind the historic case; 1978 new building by Martin Haspelmath; Housing received
1857 Grossenrode St. Johannis I / P Replaced in 1963/64 by a new building by Paul Ott (II / P / 21); 4 registers, wind chests and action mechanism preserved
1862 Wulften am Harz St. Aegidien Church I / P 10

literature

  • Karl Heinz Bielefeld, Uwe Pape : Friedrich Werder - August von Werder. Organ builder in Elliehausen and Höckelheim. (= North German organ builders and their works , Volume 10). Pape, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-921140-20-8 .
  • Karl Heinz Bielefeld: organs and organ builder in Göttingen . Pape Verlag, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-921140-75-8 .
  • Winfried Topp, Uwe Pape : North German organ builders and their works 2: Peter Tappe / Martin Haspelmath . Pape Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-921140-57-9 .
  • Harald Vogel , Günter Lade, Nicola Borger-Keweloh: Organs in Lower Saxony . Hauschild, Bremen 1997, ISBN 3-931785-50-5 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Bielefeld: Organs and Organ Builders in Göttingen. 2007, p. 374.
  2. ↑ Eike Dietert: On the history (and future?) Of the organ in Holzerode , seen August 22, 2012.
  3. ^ Vogel: Organs in South Lower Saxony . 1997, p. 86f.
  4. ^ Topp / Pape: North German organ builders and their works. 2000, p. 114.
  5. ^ Organ in Roringen , seen on August 22, 2012.
  6. ↑ Organ in Settmarshausen (PDF file; 245 kB), 23 August 2012.
  7. ^ Organ in Esebeck , seen on August 23, 2012.
  8. ^ Organ in Berka , seen on August 23, 2012.
  9. ^ Topp / Pape: North German organ builders and their works. 2000, p. 140.
personal data
SURNAME Werder, August of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organ builder
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH Hetjershausen
DATE OF DEATH November 12, 1882
Place of death Höckelheim