Johann Christian Rindt

Johann Christian Rindt (also: beef ) (* 19th December 1672 in Hatzfeld (Eder) , † 1744 in Schönstadt ) was a German organ builder of the Baroque , which in Hesse worked. Only his organ in Hatzfeld, which is one of the oldest playable organs in Hesse, is essentially preserved.

Life

Johann Christian Rindt was the son of Johannes (around 1635–1691) and Johanna Katharina Rindt (1642–1725). Occasionally he is also referred to as Johann Sebastian Rindt , which is due to a new inscription, the original letters of which could probably no longer be precisely identified. He and his wife Anna Gertrud had at least ten children, four of whom were baptized; only the son Johann Heinrich (* 1698 in Hatzfeld) did not die as a child.

With whom Rindt learned organ building is not certain. It is assumed that Georg Wagner was his teacher. In 1699 he moved to Schönstadt, where he built a new organ, and became a schoolmaster and organist there in 1701 at the latest. His son-in-law Gabriel Irle (* 1705) helped him and after Rindt's death took over the Schönstadt workshop and his position as schoolmaster. Rindt was buried in Schönstadt on March 13, 1744.

plant

Various new constructions of small organ works and repairs by Johann Christian Rindt are documented. In 1725, Rindt submitted four drafts for the Marburg Elisabeth Church, which were not implemented. His organs are usually one-manual works without an independent pedal. The preserved prospectuses are richly carved, especially the side veils (the "organ ears"). The case is beautifully painted with motifs. In Caldern and Hatzfeld the central pipes of the pipe fields are chiselled and provided with gold masks (in Hatzfeld the painting was later removed).

List of works

Italics indicate that the organ has not been preserved or only the historical case has been preserved. In the fifth column, the Roman number indicates the number of manuals , a capital "P" indicates an independent pedal , a lower-case "p" indicates a pedal that is only attached. The Arabic number indicates the number of sounding registers . The last column provides information on the state of preservation or special features.

year	place	church	image	Manuals	register	Remarks
1696	Amonau	Ev. church		I.	5	three registers by Rindt, two by organ builder Siegfried from Kirchhain; Transferred to Ginseldorf in 1833, not preserved
1699	Schönstadt	Martinskirche				not received
1701-1702	Calder	Nikolaikirche		I.		Attribution to Rindt; Prospectus with richly carved work, painted casing and central pipes of the three pointed towers with chased and golden masks have been preserved; 1900 and 1978 new buildings behind historic prospectus with original Principal 4 ′
1704	Bromskirchen	Ev. church		I.	7th	Attribution (or by Gebr. Reinecke ?); Prospectus with cymbal stars received
1706	Hatzfeld	Emmanus Chapel		I.	7th	using older material; Location until 1868 in the Hatzfeld town church; four registers preserved, the rest of 1982–1984 reconstructed by Gerald Woehl → organ of the Emmaus Chapel (Hatzfeld)
1711	Großseelheim	Ev. church		I.		not received, disposition unknown
1719/20	Goat grove	City Church				Repair; not received
around 1725	Wallau (Lahn)	Ev. church		I.	7th	not received
1730	Greetings	Ev. church		I / P	12	New building; Sold to Heimbach in the early 1840s, not preserved
1732	Elnhausen	Ev. church		I.	8th	not received
1742	Echzell	Ev. church		I / P	14th	built mainly by Irle and completed by him in 1751; only received prospectus
1742	Gilserberg	Ev. church				Repair of a used organ from Löhlbach and transfer to Gilserberg; not received
1743/44	Treysa	Ev. church				built mainly by Irle and completed by him in 1751; not received
1744? (around 1730?)	Fronhausen	Protestant church				Replaced in 1900

literature

• Hans Martin Balz : The Rindt organ from 1706 in Hatzfeld and its restoration. In: Acta Organologica . No. 22, 1994, p. 242.
• Franz Bösken : Sources and research on the organ history of the Middle Rhine (=  contributions to the Middle Rhine music history . Volume 7.1 ). tape 2 : The area of ​​the former administrative district of Wiesbaden. Part 1: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1975, ISBN 3-7957-1307-2 .
• Dieter Großmann: Organs and Organ Builders in Hesse (=  contributions to Hessian history . Volume 12 ). 2nd Edition. Trautvetter & Fischer, Marburg 1998, ISBN 3-87822-109-6 .
• Axel Marburg, Dieter Schneider: The organ builders Rindt and Irle. In: Hinterland history sheets. Vol. 86, No. 1, March 2007, pp. 1, 2, 7, and No. 2, June 2007, pp. 10-13 (history supplements to the Hinterländer Anzeiger , Biedenkopf).
• Eckhard Trinkaus: organs and organ builders in the former district of Ziegenhain (Hessen) (=  publications of the historical commission for Hessen . Volume 43 ). Elwert, Marburg 1981, ISBN 3-7708-0713-8 .

Recordings / sound carriers

• Roland Götz plays the Rindt organ (1706) in Hatzfeld / Eder. studio XVII augsburg 96503 (works by S. Scheidt).
• Organs in Hessen from four centuries. Bauer Studios SACD 9088-3 (Reinhardt Menger in Worfelden, Hatzfeld, Nieder-Moos, Biebesheim and Frankfurt am Main. Cantate Domino).

See also

• List of organs in Hessen

Web links

• Regiowiki: Rindt organ Hatzfeld

Individual evidence

1. ^ Franz Bösken: Sources and research on the organ history of the Middle Rhine (=  contributions to the Middle Rhine music history . Volume 7.1 ). tape 2 : The area of ​​the former administrative district of Wiesbaden. Part 1: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1975, ISBN 3-7957-1307-2 , p. 371 .
2. ↑ ^{a b} Eckhard Trinkaus: Organs and Organ Builders in the former Ziegenhain District (Hesse) (=  publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse . Volume 43 ). Elwert, Marburg 1981, ISBN 3-7708-0713-8 , pp. 271 .
3. ^ Gerhard Aumüller , Barbara Uppenkamp: Facts and questions about the origin of the Marburg castle organ. In: Journal of the Association for Hessian History and Regional Studies . Volume 113, 2008, p. 148. ( online , viewed February 8, 2011.) (PDF file; 630 kB).
4. ^ For the catalog raisonné by Rindt and Irle see Axel Marburg, Dieter Schneider: Die Orgelbauer Rindt und Irle. In: Hinterland history sheets . Vol. 86, No. 1 (March 2007), p. 7. (History supplements to the Hinterländer Anzeiger , Biedenkopf)
5. ^ Axel Marburg, Dieter Schneider: The organ builders Rindt and Irle. In: Hinterland history sheets . Vol. 86, No. 2 (June 2007), p. 11. (History supplements to the Hinterländer Anzeiger , Biedenkopf).
6. ^ Eckhard Trinkaus: organs and organ builders in the former district of Ziegenhain (Hesse) (=  publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse 43 ). Elwert, Marburg 1981, ISBN 3-7708-0713-8 , pp. 27 .