Gerhard of Holy
Gerhard von Holy (baptized September 15, 1687 in Aurich ; † June 3, 1736 in Remscheid ) was a German organ builder .
Life
Von Holy worked mainly in the East Frisian area, and in the years since 1723 also in Westphalia . From various references it can be concluded that von Holy was a pupil of Arp Schnitger . This is probably one of the reasons why he and another pupil of Schnitger, Matthias Dropa , were appointed to build the new organ in the Michaeliskirche in Lüneburg in 1709 . In 1711 he received the organ building privilege for the Harlingerland from Prince Georg Albrecht . Von Holy died in Remscheid , where he was busy with organ works.
List of works
The size of the instruments is indicated in the fifth column by the number of manuals and the number of sounding registers in the sixth column. A capital “P” stands for an independent pedal, a lowercase “p” for an attached pedal. Italics indicate that the organ in question is no longer preserved.
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1709-1710 | Nesse | St. Mary's Church | II / p | 14th | Not received (II / p / 14 after contract); serves as the basis for new organs in Canum | |
| 1710-1711 | Dornum | St. Bartholomew Church |
|
III / P | 32 | Most of the → organ of St. Bartholomew's Church (Dornum) has been preserved |
| 1710-1713 | Marienhafe | St. Mary's Church |
 |
II / p | 20th | Almost completely preserved → Organ of the Marienkirche (Marienhafe) |
| 1713 | Esens | Orphanage | I. | 6th | Positive; Burned in 1860 | |
| 1710-1714 | Jever | City Church | II / p | 17th | Burned in 1728 | |
| 1723 | Weather (Ruhr) | Ev.-luth. church |
 |
II / p | 11 | Rebuilt several times; Prospectus with original pipes preserved in Canum, which will be integrated into the new building by Bartelt Immer (2010) (photo shows the organ in the Canum church ) |
| 1725 | Luenen | City Church of St. George |
|
Housing received | ||
| 1727 | Voerde | Evangelical parish church | Not received | |||
| 1730-1733 | Herdecke | Protestant church | Repair of the organ from 1663; Housing and prospect pipes preserved | |||
| 1732-1734 | Volmarstein | Volmarstein village church |
|
I / p | 10 | Altar organ; Pedal and second manual added later; 70% of the pipe inventory preserved |
See also
Web links
- Biographical lexicon for East Frisia : Gerhard von Holy
- Nachtorgel.de: Gerhard von Holy
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holy, Gerhard from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organ builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized September 15, 1687 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 3, 1736 |
| Place of death | Remscheid |