Gustav Normann
Gustav Normann (born 27 . Jul / 8. August 1821 greg. In the village of Poll (now Põlula ) in the parish St. Jakobi , Governorate of Estonia , Russia , today rural community Rägavere , Estonia ; † 6 jul. / 18th January 1893 greg. in Tallinn ) was a German-Estonian organ builder . He is considered to be the founder of the North Estonian school of organ building.
life and work
Gustav Normann came from Gut Ruil (today: Roela ) in what was then the parish of Sankt-Simonis (today: Simuna). His older brother Villem was the organist and sexton of the local parish. Normann learned the art of organ building mainly in Saxony from Friedrich Ladegast . In 1840 Normann founded his own organ workshop in Reval . He built at least 39 larger church and house organs in northern Estonia, Finland and Russia .
Today ten Normann organs are still preserved. The largest organ he built was located in St. John's Church ( Estonian Jaani kirik ) in the center of the Estonian capital Tallinn. It had 39 stops and mechanical action . The organ was later heavily redesigned. a. 1913 by August Terkmann .
Normann's organs developed their effect through modern technology while maintaining the old, classical sound. The brochures Normanns were mostly in Estonia novelty shaped, whereas in Finland especially neobarock .
In the 1880s, Normann's pupil Gustav Terkmann (1850–1924) and later his son August Terkmann (1885–1940) developed the art of organ building in Estonia.
Church organs by Gustav Normann (selection)
| year | place | church | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1847 | Tallinn | Holy Spirit Church | ||||
| 1848 | Väike-Maarja | |||||
| 1852 | Harju-Risti | I / P | 9 | |||
| 1864 | Rautio | |||||
| 1869 | Kuusalu | |||||
| 1867 | Tallinn | Johanniskirche | III / P | 39 | 1913 extended to IV / P / 67 by August Terkmann; Restored 2006–2009 by Martin ter Haseborg | |
| 1877 | Leppävirta | |||||
| 1881 | Ridala | I. | 9 | |||
| 1882 | Karja | |||||
| 1870 or 1888 | Valjala | Valjala Kirik | ||||
| 1889 | Väike-Maarja | |||||
| 1889 | Simuna | II / P | 19th | |||
| 1890 | Kose | II / P | 15th | |||
| 1893 | Viru-Jaagupi | II / P | 17th |
literature
- Toomas Mäeväli: Estonian organs. (PDF; 102 kB) Tallinn 2002
Web links
- Short curriculum vitae (Finnish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexander Fiseisky: The history of the organ and organ music in Estonia ( Memento of the original from December 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on gdo.de
- ↑ to hot.ee (English) ( Memento of 13 June 2011 at the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Simuna kiriku orel õnnistati 120 aastat tagasi on maarja3.v-maarja.ee
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Normann, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian organ builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Põlula village, now Rägavere rural parish , Estonia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 18, 1893 |
| Place of death | Tallinn |