Pipe Organ MapA. Starck
| Founded/Born - Closed/Death | 1659 - 1709 |
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Abraham Starck (also known as Abraham Stark; born in 1659 in Elbogen, North Bohemia; died March 18, 1709, in the same place) was the most prominent Bohemian organ builder of the Baroque period.
His father, Andreas Starck, was an organist in Elbogen (Loket) and later became the mayor there. His mother was Margarethe, née Francke[n]. Abraham Starck possibly apprenticed with Michael Kanhäuser. After his apprenticeship, he likely worked in Prague for a time. A first known commission dates from 1683 for the Strahov Monastery in Prague. He later established an organ-building workshop in his hometown of Elbogen.
Abraham Starck is considered the most significant organ builder in Bohemia of his time and is often referred to as the Bohemian Silbermann. He founded the Elbogen organ school, which was continued by his students Johann Adam Pleyer and Franz Fassmann, as well as by his brother Wenzel Starck. Another of his students was Johann Leopold Burkhardt.
His father, Andreas Starck, was an organist in Elbogen (Loket) and later became the mayor there. His mother was Margarethe, née Francke[n]. Abraham Starck possibly apprenticed with Michael Kanhäuser. After his apprenticeship, he likely worked in Prague for a time. A first known commission dates from 1683 for the Strahov Monastery in Prague. He later established an organ-building workshop in his hometown of Elbogen.
Abraham Starck is considered the most significant organ builder in Bohemia of his time and is often referred to as the Bohemian Silbermann. He founded the Elbogen organ school, which was continued by his students Johann Adam Pleyer and Franz Fassmann, as well as by his brother Wenzel Starck. Another of his students was Johann Leopold Burkhardt.
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