Levinus Eekmans
Levinus Eekmans († 1641 ) was a German master organ builder .
Life
He worked in the north-west of Germany as far as the Netherlands and possibly comes from Blomberg ( Lippe ). Around 1621 he lived in the north for a time . The organ of the church in Midwolde near Leek ( Groningen ), which he built in 1630, is documented as work. He began building a new organ in the Laurenskerk in Alkmaar in 1639, but did not finish this work because he died in 1641.
Proven works
| year | place | church | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1630 | Midwolde at Leek | Hervormde Kerk |
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I. | 7th | Built as a house organ; converted into a church organ by the descendant of the same name by Andreas de Mare in 1657. |
| 1639-1646 | Alkmaar | Laurenskerk |
|
III / P | 56 | Completed by Jacobus van Hagerbeer, rebuilt and expanded by Franz Caspar Schnitger from 1723–1725 . |
literature
- Walter Kaufmann : The organs of East Frisia - organ topography . Publishing house Ostfriesische Landschaft, Aurich 1968.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Midwolde organ (with photos)
- ^ Organ country NL
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eekmans, Levinus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German master organ builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th century or 17th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1641 |