Hans Süss (organ builder)

Hans Süss (also Hans Suys , Hans Svijs , among others; † after 1542 ) was an important German organ builder who created organs for cathedrals and churches, especially in the Rhine area .

Life

Hans Süss probably came from Franconia , because in 1498 he was referred to as Hans von Nürnberg . He then settled in Cologne , where he received citizenship in 1516. Hans von Köln created organs for several important cathedrals and churches between Strasbourg and Amsterdam . He was probably the most innovative and most experimental organ builder of his time, who repeatedly built new voices and registers into the organs, and had this specified in several contracts. His work marked an important transition from the Gothic to the Renaissance organ. Hans Süss probably died around 1542/1543.

List of works (selection)

None of his organs have survived today.

Frankfurt , Imperial Cathedral of St. Bartholomew , 1498
Liège , St. Michael, 1500, 1513
Strasbourg , Münster , 1506/07 contract, 1509/11 reconstruction, 1516 repairs
Antwerp , Cathedral of Our Lady , 1509/1514, 1511/1512, 1516
Duisburg , St. Salvator , 1515 new building
Kalkar , St. Nicolai , 1515/1516 or 1519 new building
Xanten , cathedral , 1518
Amsterdam , Oude Kerk , 1539–1542, new building with Hendrik and Herman Niehoff, II / P, around 24/27 registers.

literature

Douglas E. Bush, Richard Kassel (Eds.): The organ. To encyclopedia. Routledge, New York 2006. ISBN 0-415-94174-1 . P. 546 .
Gerhard Pietzsch : Sweet, Hans . In: Music in the past and present . Bärenreiter, Kassel 1949–1986.
Flor Peeters , Maarten Albert Vente : De organ art in de Nederlanden, van de 16de tot de 18de eeuw . Antwerp 1971.

Individual evidence

↑ Roland Eberlein : A Brief History of the Organ. Walcker Foundation (PDF), p. 2.
^ Marc Schaefer : Hans Süss and the Strasbourg Cathedral Organ, 1506–1516. In: Acta Organologica . Volume 28, 2004. pp. 65-78.
↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2
^ Corliss Richard Arnold: Organ literature. A comprehensive survey. Vol. 1. 3rd edition. Scarecrow Inc., Linham / Oxford 2003. p. 48

personal data
SURNAME	Sweet, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Suys, Hans; Suisse, Hans; Svijs, Hans; Hans of Nuremberg; Hans of Cologne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German organ builder in Cologne
DATE OF BIRTH	15th century
DATE OF DEATH	uncertain: after 1542

[1] Roland Eberlein : A Brief History of the Organ. Walcker Foundation (PDF), p. 2.

[2] Marc Schaefer : Hans Süss and the Strasbourg Cathedral Organ, 1506–1516. In: Acta Organologica . Volume 28, 2004. pp. 65-78.

[3] ( page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2

[4] Corliss Richard Arnold: Organ literature. A comprehensive survey. Vol. 1. 3rd edition. Scarecrow Inc., Linham / Oxford 2003. p. 48