Franz Caspar Schnitger

Franz Caspar Schnitger (born October 15, 1693 , † 1729 probably in Zwolle or Groningen ) was an organ builder .

Life

Franz Caspar Schnitger was one of the sons of the famous Arp Schnitger . After his death in 1719, he and his brother Johann Jürgen (Georg) (1690–1734 or later) moved the workshop to the Netherlands and initially settled in Zwolle . There they completed the large new building (1719–1721) planned by Arp Schnitger for the organ of the Sint-Michaëlskerk in Zwolle.

Franz Caspar is occasionally confused with his son of the same name. Albertus Antonius Hinsz took over after the early death of Franz Caspar sr. his workshop and continued the Schnitger tradition. Hinsz married the widow of Franz Caspar sr. and so became the stepfather of Frans Casper Snitger (jr.), who ran the workshop together with Heinrich Hermann Freytag after the death of Hinsz . His son Herman Eberhard Freytag (1796–1869) in turn was the last representative of the Schnitger School in the Netherlands, who maintained the tradition until after the middle of the 19th century, while in Germany it was largely after the death of Arp Schnitger and his immediate generation of pupils broke off.

List of works

He has proven the following work:

year	place	church	image	Manuals	register	Remarks
1709-1710	Weener	Evangelical Reformed Church		II / p	22nd	FC Schnitger made the case for this organ in Neuenfelde (today II / P / 29) → Organ of the Evangelical Reformed Church (Weener)
1720	Vollenhove (NL)	St. Nicolaaskerk		II / p	19th	Major reconstruction of the organ by A. Bosch (1686) by Schnitger; Pedal towers added in 1860 (II / P / 25)
1721	Zwolle (NL)	Michaelskirche		IV / P	64	Together with his brother Johann Georg Schnitger according to his father's plans; largely preserved → organ of Michaelskirche (Zwolle)
1720-1722	Deventer (NL)	Lebuinus Church		III / p	35	Modification by Schnitger, of which 17 registers are still preserved; 1836–1839 extended by Johann Heinrich Holtgräve (III / P / 45)
1722	Meppel (NL)	Mariakerk		III / p	27	Completion of the new organ by Jan Harmens Kamp after his death in 1721; later rebuilt and expanded (III / P / 38); Received 2-3 registers from Schnitger
1723	Duurswoude (NL)	Hervormde Kerk		I / P	10	Originally built as a gift for the Lutheran Church in Zwolle; Sold to Duurswoude in 1917
1723-1725	Alkmaar (NL)	Laurenskerk		III / P	56	Extension conversion; Most received from Schnitger
1728/1729	Groningen (NL)	Martinikerk		III / P	47	This renovation work was started by Schnitger, but could not be completed by him and was completed after his death by Albertus Antonius Hinsz in 1730. → Organs of the Martinikerk (Groningen)

literature

• Douglas E. Bush, Richard Kassel (Eds.): The Organ. To Encyclopedia . Routledge, New York, London 2006, ISBN 0-415-94174-1 ( books.google.de ).
• Gustav Fock : Arp Schnitger and his school. A contribution to the history of organ building in the North and Baltic Sea coast areas . Bärenreiter, Kassel 1974, ISBN 3-7618-0261-7 .
• Ibo Ortgies : The practice of organ tuning in northern Germany in the 17th and 18th centuries and its relationship to contemporary music practice . Göteborgs universitet, Göteborg 2004 ( gbv.de [PDF; 5.4 MB ] rev. 2007; Pp. 117–146 on Schnitger's activities in Alkmaar and Zwolle).
• Harald Vogel, Günter Lade, Nicola Borger-Keweloh: Organs in Lower Saxony . Hauschild Verlag, Bremen 1997, ISBN 3-931785-50-5 .

Web links

• Page by H.-W. Coordes: Overview of Schnitger organs

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Schnitger organ in Weener , accessed on September 5, 2019.
2. ↑ Bosch organ in Vollenhove , accessed on September 5, 2019.
3. ↑ Schnitger organ in Zwolle (Dutch), accessed on September 5, 2019.
4. ^ Organ in Deventer , accessed on September 5, 2019.
5. ↑ Kamp / Schnitger organ in Meppel , accessed on September 5, 2019.
6. ^ Hagerbeer / Schnitger organ in Alkmaar. Retrieved September 5, 2019 . 
7. ^ Organ in Groningen, Martinikerk , accessed on September 5, 2019.