Franz Anton Kiene

Franz Anton Kiene (born February 5, 1777 in Amtzell , † October 31, 1847 in Langenargen ) was a German organ builder .

Life

Franz Anton Kiene was the son of the organ maker Gebhard Kiene (1748–1814). He learned the organ building trade from 1802–1804 from his father's cousins, the brothers Raymund Hanser and Moritz Hanser in Singenberg near Amtzell in the Western Allgäu.

When he married in 1808, he first moved to Kißlegg , where he ran an organ builder workshop, before settling in Langenargen on Lake Constance in 1828 .

successor

His son Johann Nepomuk Kiene (1812–1902) later took over his workshop. The family's subsequent organ builders are Johann Franz Anton Kiene II (1845–1908), Rudolf Kiene (1888–1971) and, since 1986, his grandson Wolfram Stützle. The workshop has been in Waldkirch since 1897 .

plant

Franz Anton Kiene is considered to be the most important organ builder in Upper Swabia in the first half of the 19th century. His organs are based on the Upper Swabian baroque tradition (such as that of Joseph Gabler ), which he and his son continued in a peculiar style. His slider chest organs were known for their thought-sound concept, typically contained several 16'-register . All of his surviving works were heavily rebuilt at a later date; none of his larger works have the original disposition.

For example, Kiene planned the following arrangement for the organ of the collegiate church in Wolfegg , but this was not carried out:

I main work
Burdon	16 ′
Principal	8th'
Coppel	8th'
viola	8th'
Dolcian	8th'
Gamba	8th'
Octav	4 ′
flute	4 ′
Piffaro II-III	4 ′
Mixture V-VI	2 ′
Vox humana	8th'

II upper structure
Flute douce	8th'
Quintadene	8th'
Undamaris	8th'
Fugara	4 ′
Flute cuspito	4 ′
Cimbal III	2 ′

pedal
Bordoan	16 ′
Sub bass	16 ′ + 8 ′
Violone	8th'
Bombard	16 ′
Trompon	8th'

Works

(Selection)

1825: St. Gallen , Canton St. Gallen: monastery church , second choir organ
1828: Langenargen , Württemberg: Parish Church of St. Martin
1839: Sachseln , Canton Obwalden: Sachseln parish and pilgrimage church , together with his son, price: 3,310 guilders and 27 shillings
1830: Kerns , Canton Obwalden: parish church
1818: Äpfingen , Württemberg: Parish church of St. Blasius (replaced in 1902, remains of the housing preserved)
1840: Ebnat , Canton St. Gallen: Evangelical Reformed Church
1842: Beromünster , Canton Lucerne: parish church
1844–1845: Rottum , Württemberg: Parish Church of St. Mauritius (replaced in 1922 and 1990, remains of the pipework in the new buildings preserved)
1846–1848: Ochsenhausen , Württemberg: St. Georg monastery church , reconstruction of the Gabler organ (completed by his son Joh. Nepomuk)

In addition, Kiene carried out repairs and tuning work on the organ of the Jesuit Church in Lucerne in 1830, 1835 and 1843 .

literature

Wolfgang Manecke, Johannes Mayr: Historical organs in Upper Swabia. The district of Biberach . Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 1995, ISBN 3-7954-1069-X .

Web links

Commons : Orgelbau Franz Anton Kiene - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Organ building workshop Stützle in Waldkirch (successor)

Individual evidence

^ Niklaus von Flüe: Sachseln in the 19th century: Chronicle and history of the community. Self-published, Kerns 2006. Chapter 9: Parish church and chapels , page 138.

personal data
SURNAME	Kiene, Franz Anton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kiene, Johann Franz Anton (I)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German organ builder
DATE OF BIRTH	February 5, 1777
PLACE OF BIRTH	Amtzell
DATE OF DEATH	October 31, 1847
Place of death	Langenargen

[1] Niklaus von Flüe: Sachseln in the 19th century: Chronicle and history of the community. Self-published, Kerns 2006. Chapter 9: Parish church and chapels , page 138.