Kalscheuer siblings
The Kalscheuer siblings were organ builders in Nörvenich , Düren district , North Rhine-Westphalia .
history
The brothers Jacob (born November 21, 1822; † April 22, 1883) and Heinrich Kalscheuer (born June 16, 1824; † April 12, 1885) were born in Nörvenich. They also died in their place of birth. The parents were Hubert Kalscheuer (* August 18, 1786 in Nörvenich; † September 14, 1843 ibid) and Maria Katharina Wankum (* in Capellen; † April 4, 1848 in Nörvenich). Jacob remained single, Heinrich married Maria Theresia Henk in 1865 (* February 2, 1838 in Desdorf; † December 22, 1900 in Nörvenich). From this marriage there were four children.
The brothers built an organ factory in their parents' house at Zülpicher Straße 28/30 . The Kalscheuer brothers carried on the tradition of the Rhenish late baroque to the romantic organ and thus stood in the general organ development of the 19th century. Little is known about them.
At least Jacob learned from Engelbert Maaß (1781–1850) in Cologne, as a letter dated March 17, 1846 shows. The brothers worked as organ builders from 1849 to 1888 and were the only ones in their guild in a wide area. The organ builder's workshop was first mentioned in June 1846 during a dispute with another organ builder from the Euskirchen district.
Meaning of the Kalscheuer brothers
The Kalscheuer brothers carried on the tradition of the Rhenish late baroque to the romantic organ and thus stood in the general organ development of the 19th century. However, in contrast to other organ building companies at the same time, it was noticeable that the basic features of the registers of the late baroque organ were retained. This kept her organ works on a healthy basis. The conservative attitude helped these organ builders not to fall into error, which robbed the organ of its rich sound and made it an instrument that could no longer meet high artistic standards. While the overtone range was generally neglected in the dispositions in the second half of the 19th century, the Kalscheuer company still found a sound structure that had a wide range even in smaller works. However, the Nörvenich family did without the color registers, which were part of the necessary inventory in the 18th century, such as the sesquialter, the glockenspiel and the short reeds that had disappeared. Only the fifth and the cornett have remained. The prominent sounds were no longer popular; a round, self-contained sound was preferred, which was more calming than stimulating to the audience. Not the aggressive colors of the Baroque era, but the rich, dignified sound wave of Romanticism was realized here. Nevertheless, in comparison to other parts of Germany, it must be emphasized that in the Rhineland, when it comes to organ building, it is not the revolutionary who is in the foreground, but rather the mediator who tried to combine tradition with the new sound awareness.
List of works
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
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| 1849 | Düren | Evangelical Lutheran Church | In World War II destroyed on 16 November 1944th | |||
| 1850 | Niederberg | St. John the Baptist |
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largely original, restoration 2015/16 by Hugo Mayer Orgelbau | ||
| 1856 | Hochkirchen | St. Viktor |
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| Eschweiler over field | St. Heribert | |||||
| Venwegen | St. Brigida | |||||
| Aachen | St. Alexius | |||||
| Aachen | Good Shepherd Monastery | |||||
| 1853 | Schevenhütte | St. Joseph | receive | |||
| Oberkassel | St Cecilia | |||||
| 1861 | Pingsheim | St. Martinus | I. | 9 | The system has an attached pedal. In 1964 the organ was restored by the Weimbs company from Hellenthal . | |
| 1864/65 | Bliesheim | St. Lambertus | II / P | 20th | Originally 30 registers, reduced to 19 in 1935 and conversion of the prospectus, completely overhauled in 1994, replacement of the manual pipework (= remaining Kalscheuer pipes) by Weyland-Orgelbau , Leverkusen, restored in 2012 by Hugo Mayer Orgelbau | |
| 1867/68 | Merzenich | St. Severin | II | 11 | The organ has an attached pedal. The instrument was built for the Church of St. Matthew in Vochem and stood there until the 1960s. However, since this church was expanded, the Kalscheuer organ had become too small and was sold to the parish of St. Severin in Merzenich, where it is believed to be. was set up in the 1960s by the Johannes Klais Orgelbau company . In 1994 the organ was restored by Josef Weimbs Orgelbau , Hellenthal and returned to its original condition. | |
| 1875 | Kendenich | St. Johann Baptist | ||||
| Alfter | St. Matthew | |||||
| Plittersdorf | St. Evergislus | Organ probably destroyed in the war. Successor organ from 1954 by Romanus Seifert. | ||||
| Ginnick | St. Anthony | |||||
| 1865 | Müddersheim | St. Amandus | II / P | 15th | The organ was supplemented by Johannes Klais in 1887 and one register each by Peter Berretz in the 1980s. In 2006 the fan system was renewed and in 2010 the organ was restored by the Wilbrand company. Thus the organ is largely preserved in its original condition. | |
| 1871 | Fuessenich | St. Nicholas | II / P | 23 | The organ was probably built by Balthasar König in the 18th century and rebuilt and expanded in 1871 by the Kalscheuer brothers. It was restored in 1972 by the J. Weimbs company from Hellenthal. | |
| 1871 | Bessenich | St. Christopher | II / P | 10 | The organ was restored in 1968 by the company J. Weimbs from Hellenthal. | |
| after 1879 | Frauenthal | Lady Chapel |
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literature
- Axel Wilberg: The Kalscheuer organ workshop in Nörvenich (diploma thesis, extract) online (undated, accessed February 2011).
- Dr. Martin Blindow, Düren: The Kalscheuer organ building workshop in Nörvenich and its work in the 19th century , Dürener Geschichtsblätter No. 31, January 1963.
Web links
- Gebr. Kalscheuer at www.axelwilberg.de , accessed on October 2, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, Rhein-Erft of November 27, 2015
- ↑ Toni Dörfler: The Stolberg Churches (googled online)
- ^ Hans Hulverscheidt : Rheinische Orgeldenkmalpflege 1957–1964 , in: Yearbook of the Rheinische Denkmalpflege, Volume XXV. Reports on the activities of the monument preservation in the years 1959–1964 . Verlag Butzon & Bercker, Kecelaer 1966. (pp. 33-39).
- ↑ Horst Komuth: Fresh wind in old pipes Kölner Stadtanzeiger, Rhein-Erft, from June 1, 2012, p. 42 (with pictures)
- ↑ http://gemeinden.erzbistum-koeln.de/seelsorgebereich_zuelpich-V8/gemeinsam_glauben_leben/Kirchenmusik_Orgeln/Orgel_Merzenich/