Arp Schnitger
Arp Schnitger (born 2 July 1648; buried 28 July 1719) was a German builder of pipe organs. He mostly worked in Northern Europe, especially the Netherlands and Germany, where a number of his instruments survive to the present day. His organs are different from those of Gottfried Silbermann who worked in south Germany. Arp Schnitger had great influence on later organ builders, in particular in the 20th century when people wanted a change from the Romantic 19th century organs and tried to make instruments that sounded like they had done in the Baroque period.
Gallery
- Zwolle Sint-Michaëlskerk Schnitger Orgel.JPG
The great organ of Sint-Michaëlskerk (St. Michael Church), Zwolle, The Netherlands. Built c. 1720 by Arp Schnitger and his son Franz Caspar.
- Buelkau 2005 Arp-Schnitger-Orgel- by-RaBoe 01.jpg
Arp Schnitger Organ in Bülkau
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Huss-Schnitger Organ at St. Cosmae in Stade
- Hermann Kröger-Orgel-Langwarden.jpg
St. Laurentius Church, Langwarden
Arp Schnitger Media
- Stade Cosmae Orgel.JPG
Schnitger organ Stade, St. Cosmae
- Jork Matthiaskirche Orgel (01).JPG
Jork Matthiaskirche Orgel (01)
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Schnitger Organ Cappel
- Oederquart Orgel.jpg
Orgel der St. Johanniskirche in Oederquart, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
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St.-Jacobi (Lüdingworth) 002
Elmshorn Nikolai Orgel (3)
- Kberg schnitger orgel.jpg
Hamburg, Bergstedter Kirche, Kleine Orgel, Arp Schnitger 1686
- Blankenhagen Orgel.jpg
Organ in Blankenhagen
- Steinkirchen Orgel (2).jpg
Orgel in Steinkirchen, Niedersachsen