Heinrich Traxdorf
Heinrich Traxdorf ( Drassdorf , Drossdorf ) (dates of birth and death unknown) was a Mainz organ builder in the early 15th century.
During his period of activity, instrument making reached an important boom in Mainz, along with other cities . In the 1440s he built three organs in Nuremberg : the large organ of St. Sebald , whose prospectus was destroyed in 1945, and two small organs for the Frauenkirche . He created another one in the collegiate church of St. Peter's Abbey in Salzburg. Traxdorf was an innovative organ builder and one of the first to deviate from the common Gothic model of the block work and subdivide the organ work into registers .
See also
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- Robert Eitner : Traxdorff, Heinrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 38, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1894, p. 537.
- Hermann Fischer. Traxdorf, Heinrich , Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians ed. L. Macy.
- The Organ: An Encyclopedia , edited by Douglas E. Bush and Richard Kassel. Routledge, 2006. ISBN 9780415941747
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Traxdorf, Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Drassdorf, Heinrich; Drossdorf, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mainz organ builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century or 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th century |