Christoph Junge

Christoph Junge (* around 1644 in Silesia ; † March 1, 1687 in Erfurt ) was a German organ builder .

Life

Christoph Junge was born in Silesia and grew up in Schweinitz near Jessen ( Wittenberg district ).

The construction (use of a jumping shop and type of wind turbine) and the disposition of his organs suggest that he was a student of Christian Förner .

He suddenly died while building the two organs, in the cathedral and in the merchant's church, in Erfurt.

List of works (excerpt)

year	place	church	image	Manuals	register	Remarks
1675	Doberlug-Kirchhain	Doberlug Monastery Church		II / P	20th	After being struck by lightning, the organ burned down on July 22nd, 1779.
1676	Merseburg	St. Maximi		II / P	16	Replaced in 1718 by a new building by Johann Friedrich Wender
1681	Sondershausen	St. Trinity		II / P	28	Prospectus received
1684	Sondershausen	Castle chapel		II / P	20th	Nothing is known about the whereabouts of this organ.
1684	Weimar	St. Peter and Paul		II / P	25th	Not received
1684-1687	Erfurt	Mariendom		II / P	28	Completed in 1689 by David Merker. Replaced in 1835 by a new building by Ernst Siegfried Hesse from Dachwig near Erfurt.
1685-1687	Erfurt	Merchant church		II / P	24	Completed in 1689 by Johann Albrecht, foreman at Junge. Prospectus received.

literature

Christhard Kirchner: The central German organ builder Christoph Junge . In: Acta Organologica . tape 29 . Merseburger, Kassel 2006, p. 267-308 .