Michael Stiehr
Michael Stiehr (born November 30, 1750 in Kürnach , † March 14, 1829 in Seltz ) was a German organ builder in the classicist era , one of the most important organ builders in Alsace . He was the founder of the Stiehr and Mockers family of organ builders .
Life
Michael Stiehr came from the area around Würzburg . Together with the organ builder Ferdinand Stieffell , he went to Rastatt , where Stieffell opened his workshop. Through his work with Ferdinand Stieffell, Stiehr got to know the style of the Upper Rhine organ landscape influenced by Andreas Silbermann and Johann Andreas Silbermann . He introduced innovations to his instruments, which are still used today. The principals and dudes have side beards and round cuts, which were unusual in their time. Some instruments have soldered side beards as intonation aids even on the prospectus pipes. In 1777 Stiehr settled in Seltz (Alsace) on the left bank of the Rhine and worked for Stieffell as a foreman until 1780.
In 1781 Stiehr became self-employed. Stiehr and Stieffell share their field of work: From then on Stieffell worked on the right bank of the Rhine and Stiehr on the left bank of the Rhine on the Alsatian side. Stiehr reached Alsace at exactly the right time: Johann Andreas Silbermann (1712–1783) died just a few years later, shortly afterwards his successor Josias Silbermann (1765–1786). Stiehr was able to fill the gap with new ideas. From his Franconian homeland in Alsace he brought back registers that had been forgotten: gamba, salicional and wooden flutes. This made him superior to other organ builders who stuck to the Silbermann organ - such as Conrad Sauer.
In 1786 Stiehr built the organ in the Catholic Church of St. Remigius von Neuburg am Rhein . This is the oldest surviving and playable of his works. Earlier (1783) only the no longer existing organ was built in Salmbach near the border between Lauterbourg and Wissembourg. Other Stiehr organs in Alsace have been preserved in Roppenheim and Hoerdt. A total of more than 30 works by him have been proven.
Stiehr was married to Elisabeth Lang († September 7, 1824) and after her death married Ursula Mahler († 1829). The three sons Joseph (1792–1867), Ferdinand (1803–1872) and Xaver (1806–1873) continued the workshop, which was the most productive in Alsace at the time. Stiehr's son-in-law Xaver Mockers (1780–1861) and his son worked as employees in the company, which existed under the name Stiehr-Mockers until 1926.
Works (selection)
In the fifth column, the Roman number indicates the number of manuals , a capital "P" indicates an independent pedal and the Arabic number in the penultimate column indicates the number of sounding registers . The last column lists special features and additional web links on the left. Preserved historical cases (with modern organs) are indicated in italics.
year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
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1783 | Salmbach | Salmbach Church | not received | |||
1786 | Neuburg on the Rhine | St. Remigius | I / P | 13 | Restored in 2006/2007 | |
1791 | Roppenheim | St. Michael | I / P | 13 | almost completely preserved | |
1792 | Hœrdt | Parish church | I / P | 16 | ||
around 1800 | Wintzenbach | St Gilles | I / P | 11 | receive | |
1808 | Hœrdt | Parish church | I / P | 16 | ||
1808 | Rœschwoog | St Barthélémy | III / P | 31 | almost completely preserved | |
1815 | Beinheim | Sainte-Croix church | Renovated in 1930, 1969 and 2002 | |||
1817 | Eschau (Bas-Rhin) | St Trophime | I / P | 18th | 1967 in its original condition and extended by Echowerk with two voices; receive | |
1823 | Grassendorf | St Trophime | I / P | 10 | largely preserved |
literature
- Bernhard H. Bonkhoff: Monument organs in the Palatinate . Evangelischer Presseverlag Pfalz, Speyer 1990, ISBN 3-925536-27-2 .
- Hermann Fischer, Theodor Wohnhaas: Lexicon of southern German organ builders . Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven 1994, ISBN 3-7959-0598-2 , p. 406 .
Web links
- decouverte.orgue.free.fr: Organ building families Stiehr and Mockers (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bonkhoff: protected organs in the Pfalz. 1990, p. 345.
- ^ Organ in Neuburg , accessed on January 4, 2014.
- ^ Fischer, Wohnhaas: Lexicon of south German organ builders. 1994, p. 406.
- ↑ List of works at: decouverte.orgue.free.fr: Organ building families Stiehr and Mockers (French), accessed on December 3, 2013.
- ^ Arndt Chooses: Organ in Neuburg, St. Remigius / Pfalz. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013 ; Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
- ^ Organ in Roppenheim , accessed on January 3, 2014.
- ^ Organ in Hœrdt , accessed on January 3, 2014.
- ↑ Organ in Wintzenbach ( Memento of the original from January 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) 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. , accessed January 3, 2014.
- ^ Organ in Hœrdt , accessed on January 3, 2014.
- ^ Organ in Eschau , accessed on January 3, 2014.
- ^ Organ in Eschau , accessed on January 3, 2014.
- ^ Organ in Grassendorf , accessed on January 3, 2014.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Stiehr, Michael |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organ builder |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1750 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kürnach |
DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 1829 |
Place of death | Seltz |