Johann Christian Pfennig
Johann Christian Pfennig (born August 25, 1706 in Kröbeln , Niederlausitz , Electorate of Saxony , † March 16, 1787 ibid) was a German organ builder in Kröbeln.
Life
He was probably a brother or son of Johann Christoph Pfennig († after 1743/1761), who was an organ builder and organist in Wahrenbrück, Sonnewalde and Calau. Johann Christian Pfennig probably worked for Johann Ernst Hähnel in Meißen for a while, as the organ in Skassa is very similar to its structures. From around 1741 he worked as an organ builder in Kröbeln , where he also built harpsichords and pianos .
There is no further news about the son Christian Gottlieb Pfennig (born March 12, 1736). This is probably to be distinguished from Johann Gottlieb Pfennig (1722–1788), the son of Johann Christoph Pfennig, who was an organ builder and organist in Calau and Spremberg.
Works (selection)
Six new organs by Johann Christian Pfennig are known in what was then northern Saxony , plus three repairs and one repair offer. The organ in Skassa and the prospectus in Stolpen have been preserved . It is possible that new buildings or repairs, which are now assigned to Johann Christoph Pfennig or Johann Gottlieb Pfennig, were carried out by Johann Christian Pfennig.
New organs
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1756 | Stumble | City Church |
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II / P | 20th | Prospectus received, in it a new work by Hermann Eule in 1898 |
| 1758 | Skassa | Village church | I / P | 9 | receive | |
| 1768 (or around 1735?) | Crawling | Village church | not received | |||
| 1770 | Sorno near Finsterwalde | Village church | I / P | 11 | not received | |
| around 1780 | Würdenhain | Village church | not received | |||
| ? | Dreska | Village church | I / P | 7th | not received |
More work
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1743 | Zabeltitz | St. Georgen | Repairs | |||
| 1762 | Forst , Lausitz | St. Nikolai | II / P | 20th | Repairs, or possibly by Johann Gottlieb Pfennig? | |
| 1762 | Guben , Lower Lusatia | City Church | Repairs | |||
| before 1775 | Friedersdorf | Village church | Repair offer |
literature
- Christhard Kirchner, Wolfram Hackel: Johann Christian Pfennig. In: Uwe Pape , Wolfram Hackel, Christhard Kirchner (Eds.): Lexicon of North German Organ Builders. Volume 4. Berlin, Brandenburg and the surrounding area. Pape Verlag, Berlin 2017, p. 414f., Also in volume 2.
Individual evidence
- ^ Leipziger Intelligence-Blatt to the year 1765. P. 199 mentions organs, positives, harpsichords (clavecins) and clavirs in Stolpen and the area around Liebenwerda and Elsterwerda
- ^ Organ in Skassa. In: Evangelical Church of Saxony (PDF). Retrieved October 15, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pfennig, Johann Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organ builder in Kröbeln |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1706 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kröbeln , Lower Lusatia , Electorate of Saxony |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 1787 |
| Place of death | Kröbeln , Lower Lusatia , Kingdom of Saxony |