Jacob Courtain
Jacob Courtain , also: Jakob Courtain or Jacobus Courtain , (* around 1760 , † 1825 ) was a German organ builder.
Life
Jacob Courtain probably came to Emmerich from France . Later he settled in Burgsteinfurt. He built the largest organ works in northwest Germany at the time: u. a. in the Osnabrück Cathedral , in the Osnabrück Marienkirche and in the Oldenburg Lambertikirche . Classic French, Dutch and North German influences were combined in Courtain's construction.
A well-known student of Jacob Courtain was Johann Conrad Bürgy , who u. a. From 1782 to 1787 he built the organ of the landgrave's castle church in Bad Homburg .
Works (selection)
year | place | church | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
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around 1780 | Schermerhorn | Herv. Dungeon | II / p | Attribution; receive | ||
1784-1790 | Osnabrück | St. Mary | IV / P | 40 | Organ in the Schlaun case; Destroyed in 1944 | |
1791-1793 | Veldhausen | Evangelical Reformed Church | I / P | 12 | Courtain's only organ in Germany that has been preserved true to the original | |
1792-1800 | Oldenburg (Oldb) | Lamberti Church | IV / P | 46 | New building completed by employee Johann Wilhelm Krämersdorf; Replaced in 1903 by Johann Martin Schmid |
literature
in order of appearance
- Theodor Schwake : master organ builder Jacob Courtain. Its organ building from 1778 to 1800, its artistic importance, its personality . Dissertation, University of Münster, Münster 1923.
- Gregor Schwake: About the organ builder Jacob Courtain . In: Kirchenmusikalisches Jahrbuch , vol. 25 (1930), pp. 117–121.
- WC de Jong: Jacob Courtain, a secret pinnacle master in de duitse orgelbouw . In: Mens en melodie. Maandblad voor muziek , Vol. 11 (1956), No. 12, pp. 372-378.
- Wolfgang Arbogast: The Courtain organ at St. Hermes in Kleve-Warbeyen. "Accorded" in 1782, completed in 1791 by JH Titz from Grefrath in Geldrischen . In: Calendar for the Klever Land , vol. 53 (2003), pp. 139–146.
- Wolfgang Arbogast: The submerged Courtain organ in the Reformed Church in Kleve, finally destroyed in 1944 . In: Calendar for the Klever Land , vol. 56 (2006), pp. 73–80.
Footnotes
- ^ WC Jonc: Jacob Courtain, a secret pinned meester in de duitse orgelbouw . In: Mens en melodie , Vol. 11 (1956), pp. 372–378, here p. 375.
- ^ Thomas Lipski: Organ building in Münster and Westphalia. A historical overview taking into account the mutual influences of neighboring regions . In: Ars Organi , Vol. 51 (2003), Heft 3, pp. 144–154, here p. 149.
- ↑ Walter Kaufmann: The organs of the old Duchy of Oldenburg. North Oldenburg organ topography . Stalling, Oldenburg 1962.
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Courtain, Jacob |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organ builder |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1760 |
DATE OF DEATH | 1825 |