Johann Nepomuk Trondlin

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Johann Nepomuk Tröndlin (* 1790 in Freiburg im Breisgau , † 1862 in Leipzig ) was a German piano maker .

Life

Johann Nepomuk Tröndlin was the son of the garnet polisher and stone cutter Lorenz Michael Tröndlin and his wife Maria Magdalena, née Dessoswa. After attending school, he took up an apprenticeship as a carpenter and piano maker. He escaped military service by initially fleeing to Donaueschingen . From here he went to Vienna . In Vienna he worked as a carpenter and piano maker journeyman with various masters, probably also with Matthäus Andreas Stein . At that time, Vienna was a leader in piano manufacturing.

In 1821 Tröndlin came to Leipzig and initially worked for Breitkopf & Härtel . At that time the music publisher had its own instrument making department, in which Tröndlin was responsible for the intonation and acceptance of the finished instruments.

Company sign on a Trondlin grand piano

In April 1824 Tröndlin opened his own workshop. From the production figures it can be concluded that he probably employed around 10 to 14 journeymen who built 40 to 60 instruments per year. The instruments manufactured by Tröndlin were of high quality and were highly valued by Felix Mendelsohn Bartholdy and Robert and Clara Schumann , among others . Mendelsohn Bartholdy brought her to the Gewandhaus . In 1855 Tröndlin, now 65 years old, sold the workshop and retired.

After a few years in Leipzig, Tröndlin had acquired real estate and thus the right to Leipzig citizenship. In the 1830s he became a member of the city council. Together with Robert Blum and six other personalities, he founded the Leipzig congregation of the German Catholic Church , which also organized the first general church assembly of the German Catholic Church at Easter 1845 in Leipzig.

In 1829 Tröndlin married Emilie Mathilde Kabitzsch from a Leipzig landowner family. The couple had three daughters, Elwine (* 1829), Elisa (* 1833) and Clotilde (* 1839) as well as the son Carl Bruno (1835-1908). Carl Bruno Tröndlin studied law and political science , was a city councilor from 1874, and was deputy mayor and mayor. From 1899 to 1908 he was Lord Mayor of Leipzig. The north-western part of the inner city ring in Leipzig has been called Tröndlinring after him . The family name of the piano maker is emblazoned on street signs in Leipzig by his son.

literature

  • Sieglinde Oehrlein: Not so bright on the ear . In: Gewandhausmagazin No. 88, Fall 2015, pp. 32–33

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Klangquartier. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved September 3, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.klangquartier.de
  2. ↑ Leipzig Mendelssohn Prize 2009. Accessed September 3, 2015 .
  3. ^ Robert Blum, Franz Wigard : The first general church meeting of the German Catholic Church, held in Leipzig, Easter, 1845: authentic report . Leipzig 1845
personal data
SURNAME Trondlin, Johann Nepomuk
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German piano maker
DATE OF BIRTH 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiburg in Breisgau
DATE OF DEATH 1862
Place of death Leipzig