Johann Friedrich Schulze

Johann Friedrich Schulze
His work, the organ at St. Marien in Stadtilm
Born(1793-01-27)27 January 1793
Milbitz
Died1 January 1858(1858-01-01) (aged 64)
Paulinzella
OccupationOrgan builder

Johann Friedrich Schulze (27 January 1793 – 9 January 1858) was a German organ builder, from a family of organ builders. The company built major organs in Northern Germany and England.

Career

Schulze was born in Milbitz, the only child of Johann Andreas Schulze (1753–1806) and his wife. In 1806, he joined his father's company, trained by Johann Benjamin Witzmann [de] in Stadtilm. He founded his own company in 1815 and moved its location in 1826 to Paulinzella. He was known as one of Europe's most famous organ builders. He and Eberhard Friedrich Walcker are regarded as leaders in productivity and progressivity in the trade.[1]

Schulze married Johanna Dorothea Sophia (née Kühn) from Oberrottenbach in 1820. They had a daughter and six sons, two of whom, Edmund Schulze and Eduard Schulze (1830–1880), also became organ builders. Among his students were Friedrich Wilhelm Winzer [de], Friedrich Albert Mehmel [de], Wilhelm Heerwagen [de] and the brothers Karl-August and Heinrich Louis Witzmann [de]. He died in Paulinzella.

His two sons took over the family business, named "J. F. Schulzes Söhne". They were assisted by their brother Oskar Schulze (1825–1878), and another brother, Herwart Schulze (1836–1908), who worked as a sculptor. In 1881, when all brothers had died, the company was dissolved.

Works

Organ in Gräfinau-Angstedt
Organ in the Reformed Church in Iserlohn
Organ in the church St. Matthias in Eischleben

More than 100 organs by Johann Friedrich Schulze are known, including:

Works by his sons included:

Literature

  • Hans-Christian Tacke: Johann Gottlob Töpfer, Leben - Werk - Wirksamkeit. Kassel 2002, ISBN 3-7618-1577-8.
  • Markus Vette, Rolf Bothe, Albrecht Lobenstein: Zur Restaurierung der Schulze-Orgel in der Coudray-Kirche in Rastenberg. Eugenia-Verlag, Rastenberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-938853-15-3.
  • Wolfram Hackel: Die Orgelbauerfamilie Schulze. In: Einweihung der restaurierten Schulze-Orgel in der Reformierten Kirche Iserlohn. 40 Jahre Evangelische Kantorei Iserlohn. Iserlohn, 1994.
  • Archiv der ev.-luth. Kirchgemeinde Königsee: Traubuch von Milbitz und Oberrottenbach: entry of 15 June 1820, seen 8 May 2017

References

  1. ^ Uwe Pape, ed. (2012), Lexikon norddeutscher Orgelbauer, Band 2: Sachsen und Umgehung (in German), Berlin: Pape Verlag, p. 361, ISBN 978-3-921140-92-5
  2. ^ "Sankt Jacobikirche (Kreuzberg)" (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Restaurierung (1993/1994) der Schulze-Orgel von 1847 in der Evangelisch reformierten Kirche in Iserlohn" (in German). Orgelbau Kreienbrink. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2012.