François Lamathe Dom Bédos de Celles de Salelles
Dom Bédos de Celles (* 24. January 1709 in Caux in Beziers ; † 25. November 1779 in Paris at the Abbey of Saint Denis; and François Dom Bedos de Celles or Dom Bedos called) was a French Benedictine , organ builder , Reviewer and writer who was elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Bordeaux in 1759 and was admitted to the Paris Academy of Sciences in 1767 .
Life
Bédos de Celles, Dom François Lamathe (also called Dom Bédos for short), attended the Oratorian School in Pézenas and entered the Benedictine priory of Notre-Dame de la Daurade (Maurinian Congregation) in Toulouse in 1725 as a novice . There he was given the suffix "Dom" and in 1745 became Chapter Secretary of the Abbey of Sainte-Croix in Bordeaux . In 1748 he built a large organ with 38 registers for this abbey , which later went to the Sainte André Cathedral and returned to the abbey in 1998 as part of a much-noticed restoration. In 1759 Dom Bédos became a member of the Academy of Sciences in Bordeaux . In 1761/62 he made a large organ in St. Vincent. 1763 he led a trip to the Upper Swabian Weingarten , where he organ of Joseph Gabler visited, he later faithfully reproduced their description and illustration in his book.
On behalf of the Paris Academy of Sciences , of which he was a corresponding member since 1767, Dom Bédos wrote the fundamental work "L'Art du facteur d'orgues" (The Art of the Organ Builder) from 1766 to 1778 with excellent drawings and detailed descriptions . He wrote many organ reports, including an examination report on the new organ in the Saint-Martin basilica in Tours.
Fonts
- Gnomonique pratique (practical sundial science ). 1760, 1774.
- L'Art du facteur d'orgues (The Art of the Organ Builder ). 1766, 1770.
List of works (selection)
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1748 | Bordeaux | Ste-Croix |
|
V / P | 38 | last restored in 1997 by Quoirin |
literature
- Primary literature
- Dom François Bédos de Celles: L'art du facteur d'orgues . tape I . Bärenreiter Tours, Kassel, Basel, London 1976 (facsimile reprint from 1766 published by Christard Mahrenholz).
- Dom François Bédos de Celles: L'art du facteur d'orgues . tape II / III . Bärenreiter Tours, Kassel, Basel, London 1976 (facsimile reprint from 1770 published by Christard Mahrenholz).
- Dom François Bédos de Celles: L'art du facteur d'orgues . tape IV . Bärenreiter Tours, Kassel, Basel, London 1977 (facsimile reprint from 1778 published by Christard Mahrenholz).
- Richard Rensch (ed.): Dom Bedos - The Art of Organ Builder. L'Art du Facteur d'Orgues . Organ building specialist publisher, Lauffen am Neckar 1977, ISBN 3-921848-03-2 .
- Secondary literature
- Hans Steinhaus (Ed.): Paths to Dom Bédos. Data - documents - attempts at interpretation . Verlag Dohr , Cologne 2001, ISBN 3-925366-85-7 .
Web links
- Works by and about François Lamathe Dom Bédos de Celles de Salelles in the German Digital Library
- http://perso.wanadoo.fr/
- http://www.synec-doc.be/
- http://www.culture.gouv.fr/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bédos de Celles, Dom François Lamathe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dom Bédos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Benedictine, organ builder, appraiser and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1709 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caux near Béziers , Languedoc , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 25, 1779 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |