Pieterskerk (Leiden)

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The Pieterskerk in Leiden on an old postcard

The Pieterskerk is a late Gothic church in the Dutch city ​​of Leiden .

history

At the site of today's Pieterskerk there was a chapel of the Counts of Holland around 1100 , which was replaced by a new building in 1121. Since 1268 the parish church was under the patronage of Saints Peter and Paul . In 1300 a new Gothic building began, which was completed around 1350 and had a 110 meter high tower. In 1390 the construction of today's church began with the appointment of the builder Rutger van Kampen ; work began on the choir, which was completed in 1412. Work on the central nave and side aisles followed. In 1512 the high tower collapsed. In the following years the church was extended to the west and the transept was raised. In 1572 the church passed to the Protestants. In the 17th century small houses were added to the church, some of which have been preserved in the east. The University of Leiden uses the church as an auditorium on special occasions. Since 1975 it has only been used occasionally for religious services and is available for various purposes.

organ

The organ was built in 1643 by the organ builder Galtus Germer van Hagerbeer, using pipe material from the 15th and 16th centuries. The instrument has 36 registers on three manuals and a pedal .

The prestant and octave registers are all double-choir in the higher registers, as are Quintanus , Nasard and both Sifflet, with the exception of Octaaf 8 'and 4' in the pedal. Some manual registers are divided into bass and treble (h 0 / c 1 for Rückpositiv , Oberwerk and coupler ; d 0 / es 0 in the main work), the tuning is mid-tone at a 1 = 417 Hz.

I Rückpositiv CDE – c 3
Prestant 08th'
Quintads 08th'
Prestant 04 ′
Holpijp 04 ′
Super octaaf 02 ′
Quintanus 1 1 ⁄ 2  ′
Sifflet 01'
Mixture III – VIII
Scherp IV-VI
Sesquialtera II D
Cornet V D
shawm 08th'
Tremulant
II Hauptwerk F 1 G 1 A 1 –c 3
Prestant 16 ′
Prestant 08th'
Bourdon D 08th'
Octaaf 04 ′
Mixture IV – VIII
Groot Scherp VI-X
Klein Scherp IV – VIII
Trumpet D. 08th'
III Oberwerk CDE – c 3
Prestant 08th'
Holpijp 08th'
Quintads 08th'
Octaaf 04 ′
Super octaaf 02 ′
Gemshoorn 02 ′
Nasard 1 1 ⁄ 2  ′
Sifflet 01'
Tertiaan I
Sesquialter II D
Trumpet 08th'
Vox Humana 08th'
Tremulant
CDE – d pedal 1
Octaaf 08th'
Octaaf 04 ′
Trumpet 16 ′
Trumpet 08th'

Remarks

  1. ↑ FGA – d 1 attached to F 1 G 1 A 1 –d main work.

literature

  • Bianca van den Berg: De Pieterskerk in Leiden . Uitgeverij Matrijs, Utrecht 1992, ISBN 90-5345-012-2 .

Web links

Commons : Pieterskerk  - collection of images, videos and audio files

References and comments

  1. ↑ Further information on the organ , accessed on March 7, 2018.

Coordinates: 52 ° 9 ′ 27 ″  N , 4 ° 29 ′ 16 ″  E