Organ of St. Kiliani (Höxter)
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| General | |
| place | St. Kiliani |
| Organ builder | Hinrich Klausing |
| Construction year | 1710 |
| Last renovation / restoration | 2004 by Johannes Klais |
| epoch | Baroque |
| Organ landscape | Westphalia |
| Technical specifications | |
| Number of registers | 34 |
| Number of rows of pipes | 46 |
| Number of manuals | 3 |
The organ of St. Kiliani is a baroque organ in the St. Kiliani Church in the East Westphalian town of Höxter . The organ was built in 1710 by Hinrich Klausing from Herford and is now a listed building . After several modifications it now has 34 registers on three manuals and pedal.
Building history
New building in 1710 by Hinrich Klausing
Organ builder Hinrich Klausing built the organ in 1710 and used some stops from a predecessor organ that was around 100 years older in the breastwork . The inspection of the Klausing organ took place on July 10th, 1710. The original arrangement is handed down in the organ building contract of August 9th, 1709:
First of all, the organ maker in Oberwerck promises to produce good and efficient voices on his costumes ...
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The clavir for this work should start from C, D, Ds, E, F, Fs, G, Gs, A, B, h, c, cs, d bit above in c 3 . On the pedal from C to d '. Hirzu a tremendous performance through the whole work
Remarks
- ↑ For previous parts, the organ maker promises a new sanding flade.
- ↑ These chest voices are to be made from the old voices, darbey a new loop drawer.
- ↑ von dH orgelmacher adores a voice to 1 foot.
- ↑ these voices are set on both sides next to the orgul with Zweyen Schleiffladen.
Reconstruction from 1882–1883 by A. Döhre
Instead of the stone rood screen , which until then had carried the organ free-standing, a wooden gallery was built, and A. Döhre (Steinheim) moved the instrument far back to the back wall of the church. The organ received a wider lower case in the style of the time and a free-standing console. In addition, some registers were replaced or newly built.
Repairs 1931–1932 by Furtwängler & Hammer
Without the basic concept from 1883 change essential in making repairs were carried P. Furtwängler & Hammer (Hannover) the reeds replaced the wedge bellows was replaced by a magazine bellows, and the organ was brought to standard tuning, with pneumatic charging for the additional tones.
Repair in 1946 by Emil Hammer
During this minor repair, some registers were replaced by the Emil Hammer Orgelbau workshop , and the organ was given a further pneumatic drawer.
Repair and new construction of the pedal mechanism 1957–1962 by Paul Ott
Paul Ott (Göttingen) restored the original arrangement in the upper work and breast work and built a new pedal work with now nine registers. The reeds were replaced and the historical pipe material was re-voiced in the style of the time (on low wind pressure) . The instrument got a new mechanical action with an extended keyboard range and a new lower and pedal housing made of steel / plywood.
Paul Ott added a Rückpositiv in 1971
A Rückpositiv with eleven registers was added to the organ, mainly because of the poor tonal presence of the older works. This was a result of the position far back on the gallery as well as the re-intonation and lowering of the wind pressure in 1963. The Rückpositiv case, stylistically adapted to the main movement case, came from a carpenter from Höxter.
Cleaning, repair and re-intoning 1985 by Siegfried Sauer
The work carried out by Siegfried Sauer (Höxter-Ottbergen) in 1985 was necessary to remove the damage caused by moisture and lime dust during extensive structural renovation work on the church building.
New conception and restoration 1998–2004 by Johannes Klais
In 1998, severe corrosion damage was discovered on the historic pipe material. These had remained hidden for a long time because the corrosion process, popularly known as “ lead corrosion ”, attacks the pipes from the inside. One of the main reasons was the location behind the arch of the vault, which is extremely unfavorable from a sound point of view, far back on the back wall of the church, as it prevented adequate ventilation and even temperature control of the instrument.
The original location in front of the vaulted arch could be reconstructed exactly through the discovery of cut-outs in the original housing substance that corresponded to the shape of the vaulted arch. The historical part of the organ (Oberwerk and Brustwerk) was therefore brought back to its original location by Johannes Klais (Bonn), which was also much more favorable from a tonal point of view, and the two Ott works (pedal and positive) were placed in a new combined pedal behind them -Positive housing.
The technical system, which essentially came from Ott and can no longer be used, was rebuilt using all the original parts that were still preserved, based on the example of the Klausing organ in Ochtersum . All reed voices were also recreated based on the example of Ochtersum. The organ was given the original pitch and the original keyboards. The entire pipe material was re-intoned according to historical criteria with a moderate increase in wind pressure.
The restoration concept was drawn up by Hans-Wolfgang Theobald in collaboration with church music director Jost Schmithals and the organ experts Winfried Schlepphorst (Westphalian Office for Monument Preservation) and Manfred Schwartz ( Evangelical Church of Westphalia ).
In financing the extensive restoration work, the Evangelical Parish of Höxter, as the owner of the instrument, was largely supported by the Evangelical Church District of Paderborn . The extremely successful donation campaign “So that the lead eats the appetite…” also played a very important role, supported by large parts of the population. On the occasion of this donation campaign, the Höxter-based artist Karl-Heinz Weinstock created the triptych The Baroque Organ in the Kilianikirche Höxter (2000).
The organ was rededicated on June 13, 2004.
Outsourcing, cleaning and repair 2005–2008 by Johannes Klais
In September 2005 the baroque organ and the entire church were badly affected by the devastating explosion of a residential building in the immediate vicinity. The historic pipes had to be relocated again, and only after the thorough and lengthy renovation of the church, which was completed in October 2007, the organ could be cleaned and repaired. There were no conceptual changes compared to 2004. In April 2008 the instrument was officially put back into service.
Since the restoration work was completed in 2004, the "International Organ Festival Westphalia-Lippe", which takes place every two years, has been a guest at the Kilianikirche Höxter with a concert (with the exception of the 2006 break forced by the relocation). The instrument can be heard regularly in the "Music at market time", which takes place every Saturday between Easter and autumn holidays, and in the "Night music by candlelight" on Pentecost and New Year's Eve.
Water damage to positive and pedal in December 2011
A defective rain pipe caused the positive and the pedal to suffer considerable water damage in December 2011, so that they could not be used for a few weeks. The original Klausing parts in the separate front housing were not affected. A forecast of the extent of the damage and the necessary repair measures will only be possible towards the end of 2012, when the presumably lengthy drying process has been completed.
Disposition since 2004
The monument organ now has 34 registers on three manuals and a pedal. The disposition that had been in place since 1971 was essentially retained while maintaining the growing number of registers. However, the pedal received two new reeds: instead of a pedal mix, a trumpet 8 'and instead of a trumpet 4' a cornet 2 '(as with Klausing). In the upper section, the trumpet and sex quialtera are again divided into bass / treble.
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- Tremulants : I, II + III
- Sliding coupling : I / II, III / II
- Rocker coupling : I / P, II / P
- Playing aids : transposing device in the positive
The actual numbering of the registers, which is based on the complex arrangement of the register lines, does not correspond to the consecutive numbering in the list above. A graphic representation is available for download.
Organists
- 1845–1879: Christian Samuel Heinrich Oppen
- 1888–1931: Wilhelm Rösener
- 1931–1933: Hildegard Kellner
- 1934–1946: Ernst Gothe
- 1946–1952: Jürgen Becker-Foss
- 1953–1956: Raimar Kannengießer
- 1958–1959: Johannes Kischkel
- 1959–1986: Walter Heckhoff
- 1987–2014: Jost Schmithals
- since 2014: Florian Schachner
In the documentation organists and originals at the organ in St. Kiliani zu Höxter , in addition to these permanent organists, a regular organist in the 1950s a. a. Burghard Schloemann called.
literature
- Rudolf Reuter: Organs in Westphalia . Kassel, Basel, Paris, London, New York 1965.
- Jost and Sabine Schmithals: The organ in the Kilianikirche Höxter - Festschrift for the re-inauguration on June 13, 2004 . Ev. Parish of Höxter 2004.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Festschrift for the rededication of the organ in the Kilianikirche Höxter (PDF file; 6.74 MB), viewed March 17, 2011.
- ↑ Facsimile of the original contract (PDF file; 1.07 MB), viewed March 17, 2011.
- ↑ Transfer of the original contract (PDF file; 58 kB), viewed March 17, 2011.
- ↑ Klausing organ in Ochtersum ( Memento from August 4, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ Donation campaign for the organ rescue project "So that the appetite dies ..." , seen March 17, 2011.
- ↑ Triptych The Baroque Organ in the Kilianikirche Höxter , seen April 20, 2011.
- ^ Internationales Organ Festival Westfalen-Lippe , as seen March 20, 2011.
- ↑ Music at market time
- ↑ Night music by candlelight
- ↑ musisches-zentrum-hx.de: Information about the water damage , seen August 7, 2012.
- ↑ nw-news.de: Kiliani organ a problem child , seen August 7, 2012.
- ↑ Arrangement and numbering of the tabs (PDF file; 108 KB), viewed March 20, 2011.
- ^ Hermann Gehring: Organists and originals on the organ in St. Kiliani zu Höxter. Hoexter 2000.
Coordinates: 51 ° 46'27.2 " N , 9 ° 22'59.2" E.