Cavaillé (organ building family)
Cavaillé or Cavaillé-Coll is the name of a family of organ builders from the south of France. The first organ builder with the name Cavaillé is Joseph Cavaillé (* 1700; † 1767), a student of Frère Isnard . His nephew, Jean-Pierre Cavaillé (* around 1740 in Gaillac (Tarn) ) also became an organ builder and worked in Spain from 1765; Due to Jean-Pierre's marriage to Françoise Coll in Barcelona in 1767, his son Dominique-Hyacinthe (born April 16, 1771 ) carried the double name Cavaille-Coll according to Spanish custom. The family tradition continued with his sons Vincent Cavaillé-Coll (born October 9, 1808, † 1886) and Aristide Cavaillé-Coll ; he is by far the most important bearer of the name and is considered to be one of the most powerful organ builders of all time. Aristide's son Gabriel Cavaillé-Coll was only moderately successful as an organ builder. With him the dynasty ends.
Joseph Cavaillé
Life
The fabric maker Jean-Pierre (I) Cavaillé from Gaillac (Tarn) had the sons Gabriel (I), Pierre and Joseph, the latter two joining the Dominican order . Pierre became a pharmacist, Joseph learned to build organs from Frère Isnard and, together with him, designed several organs in southern France (see French version of "Cavaillé").
List of works (selection)
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
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| Toulouse | St-Pierre-des-Cuisines | together with Isnard |
Jean-Pierre Cavaillé
Life
Jean-Pierre II) Cavaillé was born in Gaillac around 1740 as the son of Gabriel (I) Cavaillé and trained by his uncle Joseph. He spent some time in Spain, married Marie-Françoise Coll in Barcelona and returned to Toulouse in 1770, where his son Dominique-Hyacinthe was born in 1771.
List of works (selection)
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
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| 1760 | Perpignan | Église de La Réal | ||||
| 1762 | Barcelona | Santa Catalina | ||||
| 1772 | Carcassonne | St-Nazaire and St-Celse |
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| 1785 | Mont-Réal | Restoration; together with Dominique-Hyacinthe | ||||
| 1789 | Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert | Abbey church |
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Dominique-Hyacinthe Cavaillé-Coll (1771–1862)
Life
Dominique Hyacinthe was born in 1771. At the age of 17 he went to Barcelona in 1788.
List of works
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1788 | Pincerda | Dominican Church | restoration | |||
| 1788 | Pincerda | Église collégiale | ||||
| Saint-Jean-des-Abesses |
Vincent Cavaillé-Coll
List of works (selection)
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
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| 1868 | Avignon | St symphories |
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Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
Life
List of works
literature
- Cavaillé . In: Marie-Pierre Hamel (Ed.): Nouveau Manuel Complet du Facteur d'Orgues . tape III . Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris 1849, p. 399 sqq . ( Online [PDF]).
