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Photo: Roelof Kuik. Date: 22 September 2022.

Photo: Roelof Kuik

Muri, Die Schweiz / La Suisse (Aargau) - Klosterkirche Sankt Martin
Municipal: Muri
Address: Marktstrasse 2, 5630, Muri
Website: http://www.klosterkirche-muri.ch/
http://www.pfarreimuri.ch/

Description nr.: 2001897.

Built by: Thomas Schott (1630)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1630 Thomas Schott  new organ
1744 Joseph Bossart  rebuild
1744 Viktor Ferdinand Bossart  rebuild
1834 Konrad Bloch  rebuild
1919 Friedrich Goll Orgelbau AG  rebuild
1970 Oskar Metzler & Söhne451 reconstruction
2006 Orgelbau Kuhn AG  maintenance/reparations

  • The main organ in the monastery church in Muri dates from 1630. The instrument had wing doors, which were removed in 1697 when the organ was moved. In 1743/1744 it was modified and expanded by Joseph Bossart, together with his son Victor Ferdinand. At the same time Bossart built two choir organs (Lettner-Orgeln) for the church. Since 1841, the church is no longer a monastery church, but a parish church.
  • The large organ has been extensively rebuilt over time. The old positive was relocated in 1834 by Konrad Bloch as a kind of crown positive above the organ. The old balustrade was removed. In 1919 the interior was demolished and the company Goll built a new pneumatic organ in the historic cases. A small part of the old pipework was reused, but spread over the organ. The old prospect pipes remained silent.
  • Under consultancy of Bernhard Edskes, the organ was reconstructed in the years 1965-1970 to the condition of 1744 by the company Metzler. On October 25, 1970, the organ was put back into use. In 2006, the bellows were restored by the Kuhn company.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk14
- Rückpositif9
- Pedal11
Total number of stops34
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 440 Hz
TemperamentUnequal Temperament (Van Biezen)
Wind pressure78 mm (manualen) en 85 mm (pedaal)

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-f'''): Bourdon 16' - vanaf g oud, Principal 8' - frontpijpen oud, Rohrflöte 8', Octava 4' - oud, Spitzflöte 4' - vanaf c oud, Kleingedackt 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Quintflöte 2 2/3', Superoctava 2' - oud, Waldflöte 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixtur 4-5 fach (1 1/3'), Hörnli 2 fach (2/3' + 1/2'), Trompete 8'.
Rückpositif (C-f'''): Bourdon 8', Quintatön 8' - oud, Principal 4' - frontpijpen oud, Flauto 4' - oud, Octava 2' - oud, Spitzflöte 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 2 fach (1 1/3'), Cimbel 3-4 fach (1'), Vox Humana 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Principalbass 16' - frontpijpen oud, Subbass 16', Octavbass 8', Bassflöte 8' - oud, Quintadenbass 8', Octava 4', Bauernflöte 2' - oud, Mixtur 6 fach (2 2/3'), Posaune 16', Trompete 8', Trompete 4'.
Other stops: Vogelsang.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Rückpositif - schuifkoppel, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Rückpositif.
Accessories: Manual Tremulant.

Compound stopComposition
Mixtur 4-5 fach (Hauptwerk) C: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. c°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c''': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2'.
Hörnlein 2 fach (Hauptwerk) C: 2/3' - 1/2'. c': 1 1/3' - 1'. c'': 2 2/3' - 2'.
Sesquialtera 2 fach (Rückpositif) C: 1 1/3' - 4/5'. c°: 2 2/3' - 1 3/5'.
Cimbel 3-4 fach (Rückpositif) C: 1' - 1/2' - 1/3'. f°: 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. f': 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. f'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'.
Grossmixtur 6 fach (Pedal) C: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'.
Other specifications
Different specifications
  • According to the contract the specification of the Thomas Scott organ (1630) was:
    Manual (EE-CDEFGA-c'''): Gross Verdeckt 16', Principal 8', Suffleidten 8', Quintadena 8', Octaff 4', Spitzfleidten 4', Hohlfleidten 4', Coppel 4', Quindet 2', Quinterra 1 1/2', Hörnlin 2 fach, Mixtur 6 fach, Superterz 2 fach.
    Rückpositif (EE-CDEFGA-c'''): Principal 4', Coppel 4', Quintadena 4', Spitzfleidten 2', Terts 2 fach, Hörnlin 2 fach, Tromletinrohr 2' (discant).
    Pedal (CEDFGA-c'd'): Principal 16', Suppas 16', Suppas Gedeckt 16', Octaff 8', Quintadena 8', Coppel 8', Coppel 4', Mixtur 12 fach (4'), Trommeten 8'.
    Tremulant, Heubocken, Sackpfyffen, Vogelsang, Windtzüg.

  • The specification of Bossart (1744) assumably was:
    Manual: Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Spielflöte 8', Rohrflöte 8', Bourdon 8', Octave 4', Spitzflöte 4', Kleingedackt 4', Quintflöte 3', Superoctave 2', Waldflöte 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Sesquialter 2 fach, Mixtur 4-5 fach.
    Rückpositif: Bourdon 8', Flautomajor 8', Principal 4', Flaute 4', Quintadena 4', Octave 2', Cimbel 2 fach, Sexquialter 2 fach, Vox Humana 8'.
    Pedal: Principalbas 16', Holzprincipal 16', Subbas 16', Octavbas 8', Quintadenbas 8', Basflöte 4', Bauernflöte 2', Grossmixtur 12 fach, Trompete 16'.
    Tremulant.

Literature
  • Bij de foto's. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 59 nr. 6, juni 1963.
  • Die Orgeln in der Klosterkirche Muri : Festschrift zur Einweihung der Grossen Orgel 25. Oktober 1970.
  • De Orgels in de Kloosterkerk te Muri / drs. J.F. van Os. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 72 nr. 2, februari 1976.
  • Orgels in de Elzas : Orgelcultuur tussen Frankrijk en Duitsland / Peter van Dijk. - Kampen : J.H. Kok, 1992.
  • Berühmte Orgeln : Meisterwerke europäischer Orgelbauer / Ursula und Ulrich Rüge. - Hamburg : Nikol Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1994.
  • Zur Orgelanlage der Klosterkirche Muri (Schweiz) : Wer hat die Lettnerorgeln erbaut? / D. Meier, E. Schwarb. - In: Ars Organi, 54. Jhg., Heft 1, März 2006.
  • De vijf orgels in de kloosterkerk van Muri / Wim Eradus. - In: De Orgelvriend, jrg. 49 nr. 1, januari 2007.
  • Die Orgeln der Klosterkirche Muri und ihre Geschichte / Dieter Meier, Egon Schwarb. - Bern : Gesellschaft fúr Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte, 2007.
  • Neues zur Baugeschichte der Orgeln der Klosterkirche Muri (Schweiz) / Dieter Meier, Matthias Reichling. - In: Ars Organi, 64. Jhg., Heft 3, September 2016.
Recordings
  • Christ lag in Todesbanden / Johannes Strobl. - Audite 92.560 (SACD). - 2008.
  • Historische Orgeln der Schweiz Vol. 6 : Muri - Zürich Landesmuseum - Luzern Richard-Wagner-Museum / Albert Bolliger. - Sinus 6006 (CD).
  • Joh. Seb. Bach : Clavier Übung III / Pascal Pilloud. - VDE Gallo CD-988/989 (2CD).
  • Die fünf Orgeln der Klosterkirche Muri / Oskar Birchmeier, Bernhardt Edskes, Marc Schaefer, Egon Schwarb, Jean-Claude zehnder. - Jecklin (CD). - 1994.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach : Orgelwerke VI / Bernard Foccroulle. - Ricercar RIC 085068 (CD). - 1990.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach : Orgelwerke II / Bernard Foccroulle. - Ricercar RIC 032013 (CD). - 1990.
  • J.S. Bach : The masterpieces for organ / Heinz Balli. - Denon 33CO-1667 (CD). - 1986.
  • Glory of the Organ / Heinz Balli. - Denon 33CO-1620 (CD).
  • Orgel-Landschaften der Schweiz : Netstal - Evangelische Kirche : Muri - Klosterkirche / Jean-Claude Zehnder, Egon Schwarb. - Pelca PSR 41007 (LP). - 1981.
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