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Kroppenstedt, Deutschland (Sachsen-Anhalt) - Sankt Martinikirche
Municipal: Kroppenstedt
Address: Am Kirchhof, 39397, Kroppenstedt

Description nr.: 2023129.

Built by: Adolf Reubke & Sohn (1858)
The organ contains older material: from 1613 by Esaias Compenius

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1613 Esaias Compenius  new organ
1836 Wilhelm Boden  restoration
1859 Adolf Reubke & Sohn  new organ in old case
1958 Wilhelm Sohnle  modify stoplist
2014 Reinhard Hüfken  restoration

  • In the years 1603-1613 Esaias Compenius built a two-manual organ with an independent pedal for the Martinikirche in Kroppenstedt. The instrument was modified over time. Wilhelm Boden carried out a restoration in 1836. Because the organ was old and no longer popular, August Gottfried Ritter advised to have a new organ built. On his advice, the commission was given to Adolf Reubke, who built a new organ behind the old prospect in 1858/1859, using reusable Compenius pipework.
  • The prospect pipes were removed in 1917. These were not replaced, but a red cloth was hung in the instrument to cover the empty places. In the years 1957/1958, Wilhelm Sohnle carried out a restoration, changing the romantic stop list to make it sound brighter. The organ has been preserved in this condition. For a long time it was thought that the old pipe work from before 1858 came from the old organ of the Dom in Magdeburg, but further investigation has shown that this is not correct, but that it was made by Compenius for the old organ of the church in Kroppenstedt itself.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- I. Manual9
- II. Manual7
- Pedal4
Total number of stops20
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
I. Manual (C-f'''): Pommer 16' - 1858/1958, Prinzipal 8', Gedackt 8' - 1613/1858, Holzflöte 8', Oktave 4', Spitzflöte 4' - 1958, Nasat 2 2/3' - 1958, Oktave 2', Mixtur 4-5 fach (1 1/3') - 1958.
II. Manual (C-f'''): Singend Gedackt 8' - 1613/1858, Salizional 8' - Röver, Prinzipal 4', Rohrflöte 4' - 1613, Spitzflöte 2' - 1613, Sesquialter 2 fach (1 3/5'+1 1/3') - 1958; vanaf c 2 2/3'+1 3/5', Cymbel 3 fach (2/3') - 1958.
Pedal (C-d'): Violon 16', Subbass 16', Prinzipalbass 8', Choralbaß 4'+2' - 1958.
Couplers: Manualkoppel, Pedal - I. Manual.
Accessories: 3 Sperrventile.

Other specifications
Different specifications
  • De oorspronkelijke dispositie luidde:
    Hauptwerk: Prinzipal 8', Grobgedackt 8', Octava 4', Violen 4', Gemßquinta 3', Superoctava 2', Hoehlflöet 2', Kleingedackt 2', Mixtur 4 fach, Tremulant.
    Rückpositiv: Quintadena 8', Principal Schwiegel 4', Rohrflöeten 4', Gemßhorne 2', Spitzquinta 1 1/2', Zimbeln 2 fach, Trommete 8', Geygen Regall 4'.
    Pedal: Untersatz Baß 16', Nachthorn Baß 2', Paurflöett Baß 1', Bosaunen Baß 16'.

  • In 1836 noteerde Wilhelm Boden als dispositie:
    Hauptwerk (CDE-a''): Prinzipal 8', Gedackt 8', Oktave 4', Gemshorn 4', Quintatön 4', Spitzflöte 4', Quinte 3', Oktave 2', Mixtur 3-6 fach.
    Rückpositiv (CDE-a''): Quintadena 8', Prinzipal 4', Rohrflöte 4', Gemshorn 2', Gedackt 2', Zimbel 3 fach, Trompete 8', Rankett 8'.
    Pedal (CDE-a'): Subbass 16', Spitzflöte 2', Fagott 16'.

  • De dispositie van het werk van Reubke (1859) luidde:
    I. Manual (C-f'''): Bordun 16', Prinzipal 8', Hohlflöte 8', Gedackt 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Oktave 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Oktave 2', Mixtur 5 fach (2').
    II. Manual (C-f'''): Prinzipal 8', Gedackt 8', Gemshorn 8', Flauto Traverso 8', Oktave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Spitzflöte 2'.
    Pedal (C-d'): Subbass 16', Violenbass 16', Oktavbass 8', Posaune 16'.

Literature
  • Die Geschichte der Compenius-Orgel zu Kroppenstedt : Geschichte der 1603-1613 von Esaias Compenius d.Ä erbauten Orgel in der ev. St.-Martini-Kirche / Gottfried Rehm. - Niebüll : Verlag Videel, 2002.
  • Zum 400. Todestag des Orgelbauers Esaias Compenius (1566 - 1617) / Gerhard Aumüller, Mads Kjersgaard. - In: Ars Organi, 65. Jhg, Heft 2, Juni 2017.
Links http://www.compenius-orgel.de/