Verschneider (organ builder)
The Verschneider family was a family of organ builders from Lorraine who worked in Germany and France .
history
The Verschneider family originally came from Puttelange-aux-Lacs and built instruments in Lorraine , Alsace and Saarland in the 18th and 19th centuries . The organ building workshop was founded in 1760 by Michel Verschneider (1729–1797). Few of his works are known. From 1797, his son Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider (1771–1844) continued the business. Whose sons Jean-Frédéric II. (1810-1884), Jean-Georges (1815-1865) and Nicolas (1818-1899) studied in Paris with John Abbey and in 1837 came back to Puttelange. You ran the company as Gebr. Verschneider . In 1848 they parted ways. Jean-Frédéric II took over the family business in Puttelange alone, Jean-Georges and Nicolas settled in Rémering-lès-Puttelange and took on their son-in-law Jean Georges Krempf in 1868. In 1867 Franz Staudt (1860–1938) joined Jean-Frédéric II's company and continued the organ building workshop after Verschneider's death.
The youngest son of Jean-Frédéric II, Charles Verschneider (1825–1865), began his career as a voicer with Daublaine Callinet in 1845 and then founded a company with Charles Spackman Barker . He was also involved in building organs for his family. His works also include the organ of Notre-Dame in Besançon , Naisey-les-Granges , Saint-Hilaire in Frément and Notre-Dame in Vitré .
Instruments
The family built around 130 instruments, including:
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
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| 18th century | Niderviller | Éxaltation-de-la-Sainte-Croix | New building by Michel Verschneider and Henri Louis | |||
| 18th century | Puttelange-aux-Lacs | St. Peter | New building by Michel Verschneider and Henri Louis, not preserved | |||
| 1765 | St. Ingbert | St. Engelbert | I / p | 14th | New building by Michel Verschneider and Henri Louis, not preserved | |
| 1772 | Blieskastel | Castle Church | New building by Michel Verschneider and Henri Louis, not preserved | |||
| 1809 | Bambide fabric | Saint-Félix de Nole | II / P | 20th | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | |
| 1810 | Vahl-lès-Bénestroff | Saint-Michel | II / P | 13 | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1820 | Nennig | St. Martin | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider; Replaced in 1884 | |||
| 1825 | Haute-Vigneulles | Saint-Etienne | II / P | 13 | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1828 | Fénétrange | Protestant Church | II / P | 18th | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1828 | Waders | All Saints Day |
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II / P | 25th | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider. The church was badly damaged in World War II. Therefore only the case of the original organ has been preserved. |
| 1829 | Mittersheim | Saint-Hubert | II / P | 20th | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1830 | Henridorff | Sainte-Croix | III / P | 28 | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider, reconstructed by Yves Koenig in 1986 after several modifications | |
| 1834 | Brouviller | Saint-Rémi | II / P | 32 | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1835 | Tholey | St. Mauritius | II / P | 32 | not received | |
| 1835 | Wiesviller | Saint Barthelemy | II / P | 27 | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1836 | Frouard | Saint-Jean-Baptiste | II / P | 11 | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1836 | Hilbesheim | Saint-Brice | II / P | 21st | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1839 | Manonville | Saint-Laurent | II / P | 12 | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1840 | Thief | Saint-Wendelin | II / P | 29 | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1841 | Troyes | Saint-Pantaléon | II / P | 29 | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1842 | Villacourt | Saint Martin | III / P | 23 | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1842 | Vittoncourt | Saint-Grégoire | I / P | 11 | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1843 | Nogent-le-Rotrou | Notre Dame | III / P | 25th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1843 | Villers-en-Haye | Saint-Mansuy | I / P | 7th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1848 | Eguelshardt | Sainte-Croix | II / P | 19th | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1849-1854 | Paris | Saint-Eustache | Reconstruction of the Daublaine-Callinet organ after it burned just a few months after it was built. The instrument has not been preserved. | |||
| 1850 | Auxerre | Saint-Etienne | I. | 9 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1850 | Herbitzheim | Église de la Nativité de la Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie | III / P | 32 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1850 | Guessling-Hémering | Saint-Gengoult | II / P | 24 | New building by Jean Georges Verschneider | |
| circa 1850 | Nancy | Chapel of the Brothers of Christian Doctrine | II / p | 11 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1851 | Essey-lès-Nancy | Saint-Georges | I / P | 13 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1851 | Seingbouse | Saint-Jacques-Majeur | II / P | 19th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1852 | Berthelming | Église de l'Exaltation de la Sainte Croix | II / P | 17th | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1852 | Soucht | Église de l'Assomption de la très Sainte Vierge Marie | III / P | 25th | New building by Jean Georges and Nicolas Verschneider | |
| 1853 | Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine | Saint-Laurent | I / p | 5 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1854 | Ornans | Saint-Laurent | III / P | 38 | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1855 | Mâcon | Chapelle du Center Paroissial Saint Clément | I / p | 7th | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1856 | Grandvilliers | Saint Gilles | II / P | 11 | New construction of the choir organ by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1857 | Schalbach | Saint Gall | II / P | 17th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1858 | Phaffans | Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption |
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II / P | 20th | New building by Nicolas Verschneider |
| 1858 | Frévent | Saint-Hilaire | I / P | 8th | New building by Charles Verschneider | |
| 1858 | Vauvilliers | Église de la Nativité de Notre-Dame | II / P | 16 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1859 | Châtenois-les-Forges | Saint-Etienne | II / P | 19th | New building by Nicolas Verschneider | |
| 1859 | Cocheren | Église de la Trinité | II / P | 24 | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1859 | Obergailbach | Saint-Maurice | II / P | 13 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1860 | Bessoncourt | Sainte-Suzanne | I / P | 10 | New building by Nicolas Verschneider | |
| 1860 | Caen | Notre-Dame de la Gloriette |
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III / P | 39 | New building by Charles Verschneider and Barker |
| 1860 | Dugny-sur-Meuse | Église de la Nativité de la Vierge | II / P | 14th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1860 | Falck | Christ the King Church | II / P | 15th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1861 | Kerling-lès-Sierck | Saint-Rémi | II / P | 13 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1861 | Keskastel | Saint-Nicolas | II / P | 21st | New building by Nicolas Verschneider | |
| 1862 | Linthal | Sainte-Madelaine | I / P | 12 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1863 | Salins-les-Bains | Saint-Jean-Baptiste | II / P | 18th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1864 | Brazey-en-Plaine | Saint-Rémy | I / p | 8th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1865 | Réchésy | Saint-Jean-Baptiste | II / P | 23 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1865 | Filstroff | Notre Dame | II / P | 16 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| circa 1865 | Bligny-sur-Ouche | Saint Germain | II / P | 13 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1865 | Brinckheim | Saint-François-d'Assise | I / P | 7th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1865 | Saint-Mihiel | Saint-Etienne | I / P | 6th | New construction of the choir organ by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1865 | Salon-de-Provence | Saint-Laurent | II / P | 27 | New building by Charles Barker and Jean-François Verschneider | |
| 1866 | Traubach-le-Haut | Saint-Jean-Baptiste | II / P | 27 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1867 | Fillières | Saint-Maurice | II / P | 13 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1867 | Freybouse | Saint-Laurent | II / P | 15th | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | |
| 1867 | Nelling | Saint-Antoine | II / P | 10 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1867 | Vaucouleurs | Saint-Laurent | II / P | 25th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1868 | Biding | Sainte-Barbe | II / P | 13 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1868 | Rantzwiller | Saint-Georges | II / P | 23 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1868 | Vahl-Ebersing | Saint-Jean Baptiste | II / P | 22nd | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1869 | Alsting | Saint-Pierre | II / P | 21st | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1870 | Cheméré-le-Roi | Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption | II / P | 14th | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | |
| 1870 | Le Creusot | Saint-Laurent | III / P | 32 | New construction of Verschneider and Krempf | |
| 1871 | Bermont | Saint-Laurent |
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II / P | 14th | New building by Nicolas Verschneider |
| 1871 | Diffembach-lès-Hellimer | Saint-François-de-Sales | II / P | 20th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1872 | Baldersheim | Saints-Pierre-et-Paul |
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II / P | 20th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider |
| 1872 | Holving | Église de la Immaculée Conception | II / P | 20th | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | |
| 1873 | Gosselming | Saint-Sévère | II / P | 17th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1873 | Woippy | Saint-Etienne | II / P | 17th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1874 | Giromagny | Saint-Jean-Baptiste |
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III / P | 30th | New building by Nicolas Verschneider |
| 1874 | Hambach | Saint-Hubert | II / P | 21st | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | |
| 1874 | Saint-Maurice-sous-les-Côtes | Saint-Maurice | II / P | 25th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1875 | Fleisheim | Saint-Laurent | IIP / 15 | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | ||
| 1875 | Kemplich | Saint-Urbain | I / P | 8th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1875 | Laning | Saints-Pierre-et-Paul | II / P | 19th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1875 | Peltre | Chapel of the Sisters of Divine Providence by Saint-André de Peltre | II / P | 20th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1875 | Sarreguemines | Saint-Walfrid | II / P | 26th | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | |
| 1876 | Faulquemont | Saint Vincent | II / P | 20th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1876 | Roderen | Saint-Laurent | II / P | 19th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1876 | Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche | Saint-Louis | II / P | 22nd | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | |
| 1877 | Guenviller | Saint-Lambert | II / P | 16 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1878 | Boron | Saint-Luc | II / P | 14th | New building by Nicolas Verschneider | |
| 1878 | Bérig-Vintrange | Saint-Hippolyte | II / P | 18th | Verschneider & Krempf | |
| 1879 | Altviller | Saint-Rémi | II / P | 15th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1879 | Viller | Saint-Jacques | II / P | 14th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1880 | Boustroff | Saint-Hubert | II / P | 12 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1880 | Goetzenbruck | Saint-Chrodegang à Althorn | III / P | 30th | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | |
| 1880 | Naisey-les-Granges | Parish church |
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New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | ||
| 1880 | Plancher Bas | Saint Pancras |
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II / P | 14th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider |
| 1880 | Tritteling | Saint Martin | I / P | 8th | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | |
| 1881 | Zaessingue | Saints-Pierre-et-Paul | Ia / P | 7th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1882 | Lepuix | Eglise de la Nativité de Notre-Dame |
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II / P | 22nd | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider |
| 1882 | Metz | Saint-Etienne cathedral | Extension of the organ by a pedal with 6 registers | |||
| 1882 | Elvange | Sainte-Catherine | II / P | 15th | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | |
| 1882 | King smack | Saint Martin | II / P | 20th | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | |
| 1883 | Cirey-sur-Vezouze | Saint-Denis | III / P | 27 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1883 | L'Hôpital | Saint-Nicolas |
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New building by Verschneider & Krempf. Only the case has survived; today's instrument dates from 1979 and was created by Willy Meurer. | ||
| 1883 | Vallerange | Sainte-Gertrude | II / P | 19th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1885 | Do it | Saint Thomas | II / P | 14th | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | |
| 1885 | Mainvillers | Saint-Laurent | II / P | 16 | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | |
| 1886 | Woustviller | Saint-Jean-Baptiste | II / P | 19th | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | |
| 1888 | Bettendorf | Sainte-Croix | I / P | 13 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 1888 | Zimming | Église de la Trinité | II / P | 10 | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | |
| 1891 | Flétrange | Saint Martin | II / P | 15th | New building by Verschneider & Krempf | |
| ? | Petit Tenquin | Saint-Joseph | ||||
| ? | Garrebourg | Saint-Coloman | not received | |||
| 19th century | Hellimer | Saint Martin | I / P | 6th | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider | |
| 19th century | Pontarlier | Notre-Dame de Lourdes chapel | I / P | New building by Jean-Frédéric I. Verschneider | ||
| ? | Save | Saint-Laurent | III / P | 32 | New building by Jean-Frédéric II. Verschneider |
literature
- Pié Meyer-Siat: Historical organs in Alsace: 1489–1869. (= 98th publication by the Society of Organ Friends ). Schnell & Steiner publishing house, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-7954-0448-7 .
- Hermann Fischer, Theodor Wohnhaas: Lexicon of southern German organ builders. Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven 1994, ISBN 3-7959-0598-2 , pp. 426-427.
- Bernhard H. Bonkhoff: Historical organ in Saarland. (= 271st publication by the Society of Organ Friends.) Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-7954-2856-3 , p. 291.
Web links
- Verschneider organs , orgbase.nl
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Verschneider, Michel In: Saarländische Biografien , accessed on June 6, 2017.
- ^ Franz Bösken , Hermann Fischer , Matthias Thömmes: Sources and research on the organ history of the Middle Rhine (= contributions to the Middle Rhine music history . Volume 40 ). tape 4 : Koblenz and Trier administrative districts, Altenkirchen and Neuwied districts . Schott, Mainz 2005, ISBN 978-3-7957-1342-3 , pp. 720 .
- ^ Organ in Wadern , accessed on January 20, 2018.