Mathias Rotenburger

Mathias Rotenburger (* 1600 in Salzburg ; † March 3, 1668 ibid) worked in the Prince Archbishopric of Salzburg and in Linz as an organ builder . 1661–1668 he was court organ maker in the Prince Archdiocese of Salzburg.

Life

Mathias Rotenburger learned the organ-making trade from his father Leopold . After his apprenticeship he delivered an early, larger piece of journeyman, but later only smaller jobs. He was probably in the shadow of his brother Paul all his life . He may have temporarily operated his workshop in Linz, since he was based there by 1630 at the latest. After the death of his brother Paul Rotenburger in 1661 he took over his workshop at Linzergasse 27. He died at the age of 68 on March 3, 1668 and was buried two days later in the cemetery of St. Peter .

List of works (selection)

The table lists some of his new builds and repairs.

year	place	building	image	Manuals	register	Remarks
1630	Linz	Citizens Hospital Church				New building
1663	Salzburg	Sebastian Church				"The Werkhl cleaned up and dressed up"
1665	Berchtesgaden	Collegiate church				"Work on the cathedral organ" Only parts of the case that appear to come from the Rotenburgers' workshop have survived from the instrument.
1665	Berndorf near Salzburg	Parish church		I.	6th	Extension conversion (including a tremulant)

literature

• Otmar Heinz: Early Baroque organs in Styria . On the genesis of a southern German-Austrian type of instrument from the 17th century. Vienna / Münster 2012 (Research on the historical regional studies of Styria, published by the Historical Commission for Styria , Volume 53), ISBN 978-3-643-50232-2 .
• Gerhard Walterskirchen: Organs and Organ Builders in Salzburg from the Middle Ages to the Present . Dissertation, University of Salzburg 1982.