Johann-Markus Oestreich

Organ of the Evangelical Church in Nieder-Moos

Johann-Markus Oestreich (* 1738 in Oberbimbach ; † 1833 ibid) was a German organ builder of the Baroque and Classicism periods , who mainly built one- and two-manual organs in the Fulda region , in Franconia , Thuringia and Westphalia . He himself signed with "Johannes Oestreich". He was the most important representative of the organ builder family Oestreich , which worked for five generations.

Life

His ancestors were Michael Oestreich, who was born in Kämmerzell around 1650 and died in Oberbimbach in 1717, his grandfather Conrad Oestreich, who was born in Kämmerzell in 1681 and also died in Oberbimbach in 1737, and his father Jost (Jodocus) Oestreich (1715–1790), who As the first organ builder of the clan appeared from 1745 at the latest.

In 1762 Johann-Markus married Margarete Hosenfeld († 1769). This marriage had four children: Eva Elisabeth (* 1763), Johann Georg (* 1764; died early), Anna Maria (* 1766) and Elisabeth (* 1766). In his second marriage, Oestreich was married to Agnes Schmitt (* 1746 in Oberbimbach), with whom he had the following children: Johann Georg (* 1770, † 1858), Valtin (* 1772), Johann Adam (* 1776, † 1865), Maria Barbara (* 1778), Elisabeth (* 1780), Kaspar (* 1782), Anna Regina (* 1784), Anna Katharina (* 1787) and Johann Adam (* 1792).

Oestreich lived and worked mainly in Oberbimbach. In the 1800s he stayed in Westphalia for a few years when, as a result of the secularization of the Principality of Fulda, the orders declined. Then he returned to the Fulda region.

plant

The organs of Oestreich are characterized by a solid construction. Characteristic are the wide prospectuses with up to 15 pipe fields. The five-part middle field presents the positive, which is followed on both sides by the divided main work with harp fields. The pedals are set up behind. Philipp Ernst Wegmann is presumed to have an influence . The principals sound less mild, but rather a bit bitter and “rustic”. Typical for Oestreich is the combination of Gedackt, gamba and transverse flute in the eight-foot position.

Organs (largely) preserved by Johann-Markus Oestreich are in the Floher Church in Floh-Seligenthal (1789), in the Protestant churches in Nieder-Moos (1791) and Stadtlengsfeld (1793), in the Erlöserkirche Detmold (1796), in the Evangelical Church Fraurombach (1799), in St. Jakobus d. Ä. in Bremen (Geisa) (around 1800) and in St. Cosmas and Damian in Wenigenlupnitz (1809).

List of works

year	place	church	image	Manuals	register	Remarks
1760	Dietershausen	St. Bartholomew				together with Jost Oestreich; not received
1767	Rasdorf	Collegiate church		II / P	19th	originally built together with Jost Oestreich for the parish church in Fulda; Moved in 1837 and rebuilt in 1950
1767-1768	Lauterbach (Hesse)	City Church		II / P	24	Collaboration with Philipp Ernst Wegmann or execution; Prospectus received
1769	Eckweisbach	St. Michael				not received
1772	Haindorf (Schmalkalden)	Village church		II / P	12?	partially preserved
1780	Small people	Catholic parish church		I / P	12	received some registers
1781	Hosenfeld	St. Peter and Paul		I / P	12	not received
1782	Grossenlüder	St. George		II / P	23	Housing received
1784	Margretenhaun	cath. Parish church		I / P	13	1974 Hey took over the pipe factory in the new building
1785	Rückers (Flieden)	Assumption Day		I / P	10	not received
1783-1789	Bigge (Olsberg)	St. Martin		II / P	23	Badly damaged in 1945, case preserved, organ reconstructed in 1990
1789	Flea Seligenthal	Flea Church		II / P	26th	largely preserved
1789	Altenschlirf	Protestant church				Housing received
1790-1791	Nieder-Moos	Protestant church		II / P	22nd	Almost unchanged → Organ of the Evangelical Church in Nieder-Moos
1793	Stadtlengsfeld	Protestant church		II / P	30th	largely preserved
1796	Crane gaps	Most Holy Trinity		I / P	12	Prospectus and remains received
1791-1796	Detmold	Church of the Redeemer		II / P	32	4 stops taken from the previous organ by C. Lohoff (1651); Expanded in 1940 and 1962 (today III / P / 41); 21 registers completely preserved
1798-1799	Fraurombach	Protestant church		I / P	10	or by Johann Adam Oestreich; 1869 reconstruction by Adam Eifert ; largely preserved
around 1800	Bremen at Geisa	St. James and Barbara		I / P	12	largely preserved; 2002 restoration by Orgelbau Waltershausen
around 1800	Brakel	Capuchin Church		I / p	8th	rebuilt several times, expanded to II / P / 18 in 1985; 7 registers preserved
around 1800	Pus field	cath. Parish church		I / P	16	not received
around 1800	Motzlar	St. Valentinus				partially preserved
1802	Hillentrup	Protestant church		I / P	9	not received
1805	Detmold	Luther Church		II / P	17th	Sold to the Evangelical Church in Bergkirchen (Bad Salzuflen) in 1897 , where 4 registers and housing part have been preserved
1805	Gemünden (Wohra)	City parish church		II / P	18th	together with Johann Georg Oestreich; Prospectus received
1805	Chamber cell	St. Godehard		I / P	12	Housing received
1807	Cappel (Blomberg)	Protestant church				Damaged when the previous building collapsed in 1827, repaired for 385 thalers and erected in the new church; Replaced in 1865
1808	Oberufhausen	Catholic parish church		I / P	12	transferred to Leimbach (Eiterfeld) and rebuilt there
1809	Wenigenlupnitz	St. Cosmas and Damian Church		II / P	21st	largely preserved
1810	Mittelkalbach	St. Sebastian				not received
1811	Helmers (Schmalkalden)					not received
1812	Schwarzbach (Hofbieber)	Catholic parish church		I / P	14th	Prospectus received
1814	Schwalenberg	reformed Church		II / P	18th	1949 damaged by smoldering fire and replaced; Reconstructed in 1983 by Alfred Führer
1817	Spahl	St. Cyriac		I / P	10	Remains received
1819	Hainzell	cath. Branch church		I / P	6th	not received; Oestreich also delivered confessionals to Hainzell
1821	Buttlar	cath. Parish church		I / P	14th	not received
1825	Amöneburg	St. John the Baptist				1833 extension by Johann Georg Oestreich; not received

literature

• Gottfried Rehm : The organ builder family Oestreich. In: Acta Organologica . Vol. 7, 1973, pp. 37-66.
• Gottfried Rehm: Contributions to the history of the organ building family Oestreich. In: Acta Organologica . Vol. 21, 1990, pp. 55-99.
• Gottfried Rehm: Musikantenleben. Contributions to the music history of Fulda and the Rhön in the 18th and 19th centuries. Parzeller, Fulda 1997, ISBN 3-7900-0282-8 (= publication of the Fulda History Association ).
• Helmut Tramnitz: The Detmold organ by Johann Markus Oestreich (built 1793–1795). In: Lippe messages from history and regional studies . Vol. 45, 1976, pp. 116-130.

Web links

• Orgelbau A. Schmidt: Catalog raisonné and information on the Oestreich family of organ builders , pp. 4–10, by Gottfried Rehm

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rolf Leimbach, Rolf Schlegel: Hafenstadt an der Felda: Lengsfelder Histories III. BoD, Norderstedt 2015, ISBN 978-3-7392-7658-8 , p. 123 ( Google books )
2. ↑ Gottfried Rehm : The Oestreich family of organ builders , accessed on April 17, 2018.
3. ^ Tramnitz: The Detmold organ of Johann Markus Oestreich. P. 118.
4. ^ Rehm: Musikantenleben. 1997, p. 314.
5. ^ Rehm: Musikantenleben. 1997, p. 311.
6. ↑ hey-orgelbau.de: Chronicle , accessed on April 17, 2018.
7. ^ Rehm: Musikantenleben. 1997, p. 310.
8. ^ Organ in Bigge , accessed on November 29, 2018.
9. ^ Organ in Detmold , accessed on April 17, 2018.
10. ^ Franz Bösken , Hermann Fischer : Sources and research on the organ history of the Middle Rhine. (=  Contributions to the music history of the Middle Rhine . Volume 29.1 ). tape 3 : Former province of Upper Hesse. Part 1: A-L . Schott, Mainz 1988, ISBN 3-7957-1330-7 , p. 306 f .
11. ^ Organ in Bremen at Geisa , accessed on April 17, 2018.
12. ^ Organ in Bad Salzuflen , accessed on November 29, 2018.
13. ^ Organ in Gemünden , accessed on April 17, 2018.
14. ^ Organ in Leimbach , accessed on April 17, 2018.
15. ↑ Organ in Mittelkalbach (PDF).
16. ^ Organ in Schwalenberg , accessed on April 17, 2018.