Matthias Amoor
Matthias Amoor (also: Amoort, Amoord, Amor, Amour ) († January 27, 1769 ) was a Dutch organ builder in Groningen .
Life
Amoor is only detectable from 1725. He was born in Danzig , but moved to the Netherlands . On October 1, 1726, he married Johanna Gesine Wilkens in Groningen and on January 20, 1727 acquired minor citizenship of the city. He became a member of the grocer's guild and appeared as a wine merchant and grocer. Five children are listed in the baptismal register of the Catholic Church in Groningen. There Amoor ran a kind of Schnitger branch together with the Schnitger student Rudolf Garrels and Johannes Radeker, who also belonged to the Arp Schnitger school .
plant
Amoor is considered a Schnitger student, although this has not been directly proven, or is at least assigned to the Schnitger school. He was mainly active in the Groninger Land, but also carried out repairs and reconstruction work on organs in East Frisia . Only one new building has been documented so far, which can be found today in Berkhuizen .
In the fifth column of the table, there is a capital “P” for an independent pedal, and a lowercase “p” for an attached pedal. The Roman number indicates the number of manuals .
| year | place | church | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1725 | Aurich | Lamberti Church | Repair work on the organ by Joachim Kayser ; not received | |||
| 1725-1753 | Groningen | Gertruids-Gasthuiskerk |
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II / P | 22nd | After repairs in 1725, maintenance of the organ by Arp Schnitger (1696–97) until 1753; today in Peize (photo) |
| 1726 | Zeerijp | Jacobuskerk |
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II / P | 22nd | Repair of the organ by Theodorus Faber (1645) |
| 1733 | Scheemda | Hervormde Kerk |
 |
I / p | New building? (or already in 1704?); later extensions by Herman Eberhard Freytag and Petrus van Oeckelen (1874); Amoor's pipework still exists | |
| 1728/1738 | Groningen | The aa-kerk |
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III / P | 32 | Repairs to the organ by Arp Schnitger (1702) → Organs of the Der Aa-kerk (Groningen) |
| ? | Groningen | Pelstergasthuiskerk |
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II / P | 20th | Repairs to the organ by Arp Schnitger (1693) |
| 1736/1737 | Rysum | Rysumer Church |
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I. | 7th | External reconstruction of the organ with carved ears on the sides instead of the Gothic double doors and probably a change in layout → organ of the Rysum church |
| 1740 | Zuidbroek | Petruskerk | Maintenance work on the organ by Andreas de Mare (1578); not received | |||
| 1743 | Berghuizen | Geref. Dungeon |
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I / p | 9 | The only documented new building; originally built for another, unknown church (in Groningen?), later extended; transferred to Raamsdonk in the 18th century, to Aartswoud in 1850, to Berghuizen in 1884; 1951 extended by Rückpositiv and a pedal register; largely preserved |
literature
- Cornelius H. Edskes , Harald Vogel : Arp Schnitger and his work (= 241st publication by the Society of Organ Friends ). 2nd Edition. Hauschild, Bremen 2013, ISBN 978-3-89757-525-7 .
- Walter Kaufmann : The organs of East Frisia . East Frisian Landscape, Aurich 1968.
- Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden . Hauschild Verlag , Bremen 1995, ISBN 3-929902-62-1 .
- Harald Vogel , Reinhard Ruge, Robert Noah, Martin Stromann: Organ landscape Ostfriesland . Soltau-Kurier-Norden, Norden 1995, ISBN 3-928327-19-4 .
Web links
- Organ in Berghuizen (with photo and organ history) (seen February 9, 2010).
- Organ in Peize (with photo and organ history) (seen February 9, 2010).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden . 1995, p. 132.
- ↑ Kaufmann: The organs of East Frisia . 1968, p. 44.
- ↑ Müller-Orgel Beverwijk (PDF; 2.8 MB), p. 8.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amoor, Matthias |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Amoort, Matthias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch organ builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century or 18th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1769 |
| Place of death | Groningen |