Johann Christoph Schröther the Elder

Johann Christoph Schröther (the elder) (born December 18, 1747 in Sonnewalde , Niederlausitz , Kingdom of Saxony ; † July 22, 1822 in Sonnewalde, Kingdom of Prussia ) was a German organ builder in Sonnewalde.

Life

The great-grandfather Matthäus Schröther was already a carpenter in Sonnewalde, as was the grandfather and the father, both named Johann Christoph Schröther, the latter also a musician.

Johann Christoph Schröther became a carpenter and organ builder in Sonnewalde and was later also a church councilor and magistrate. The first work as an organ builder is known from around 1774, and the construction of a piano forte from 1795 . A collaboration with the son Johann Christoph Schröther the Younger was mentioned for 1800 . The workshop could have been handed over to him around 1804, since it was first listed separately in the Niederlausitz address book as junior. was performed (1801 not yet) and no further collaborations between the two are known. The handover took place no later than 1820.

Johann Christoph Schröther the Elder was married to Maria Sophia Liebe.

Works (selection)

Some new organs in Niederlausitz are known by Johann Christoph Schröther the Elder, as well as attributions of new constructions, as well as extensions and repairs. Work from around 1804 could already have been carried out under the responsibility of the son Johann Christoph Schröther the Younger, which is not clearly recognizable due to the identical names.

New organs

year	place	building	image	Manuals	register	Remarks
around 1775	Goßmar	Village church		I.	6th	Attribution; First built for a non-church location, transferred to Goßmar around 1790 and installation of a pedal on I / P, 7 by Schröther
1789	Golßen	City Church		II / P	18th	Prospectus received
1791	Nehesdorf	St. Catherine		I / P	9	Prospectus received
1792	Trebbus	Village church		I / P	9	Prospectus received
1797	Arenzhain	Village church		I / P	11	Write-up, received?
1800	Schadewitz	Village church		I / P	8th	with Johann Christoph Schröther the Younger, not preserved
1804	Oppelshain	Village church				Attribution, prospectus received
1807/08	Dahme	City Church of St. Mary		II / P	20th	Prospectus received
1811	Altgolssen	Village church		I / P	7th	Prospectus received
1812	Frankena	Village church		I / P	10	receive
after 1817	Consilience	Village church				Attribution, prospectus received
around 1820	Possibility	Village church				Attribution, prospectus received

More work

year	place	building	image	Manuals	register	Remarks
1774-1775	Bomsdorf	Village church				Installation of a pedal
around 1790	Goßmar	Village church		I / P	7th	Implementation and installation of a pedal in possibly own new organ
after 1795	cottbus	Castle Church		I / P	10	Repairs
1801, 1802	Luckau	St. Nikolai		III / P	37	Repairs

literature

• Christhard Kirchner, Albrecht Bönisch: Johann Christoph I Schröther. 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. 513.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Organ in Goßmar Organ Information, with history and disposition, based on Albrecht Bönisch