Pipe Organ MapB. Formentelli
| Founded/Born - Closed/Death | 1939 - ??? |
|---|---|
| Still active? | yes |
Bartolomeo Formentelli (born 1939 in Courquetaine) is an Italian organ builder.
Born in 1939 to an Italian family originally from Ono San Pietro, Bartolomeo Formentelli learned the basics of music from Marcel Thomas, a historian and organologist who was also the parish priest of his village and the chapel master of the Meaux Cathedral.
Fascinated by the sound of the organ, Formentelli decided in 1953 that he wanted to become an organ builder. After working for two years in a carpentry shop, he joined the Gonzales workshop in Paris as an apprentice, where he stayed for seven years. In 1959, he rebuilt the organ for the parish of Dammarie-les-Lys, for which he received a gold medal from the French government.
He then worked and studied for two years with organ builders Jean Bourgarel and Philippe Hartmann. In 1964, he moved to Italy and started a craft workshop where he has built or restored more than two hundred organs.
Formentelli also engages in the construction and restoration of harpsichords, fortepianos, spinets, and regals.
Born in 1939 to an Italian family originally from Ono San Pietro, Bartolomeo Formentelli learned the basics of music from Marcel Thomas, a historian and organologist who was also the parish priest of his village and the chapel master of the Meaux Cathedral.
Fascinated by the sound of the organ, Formentelli decided in 1953 that he wanted to become an organ builder. After working for two years in a carpentry shop, he joined the Gonzales workshop in Paris as an apprentice, where he stayed for seven years. In 1959, he rebuilt the organ for the parish of Dammarie-les-Lys, for which he received a gold medal from the French government.
He then worked and studied for two years with organ builders Jean Bourgarel and Philippe Hartmann. In 1964, he moved to Italy and started a craft workshop where he has built or restored more than two hundred organs.
Formentelli also engages in the construction and restoration of harpsichords, fortepianos, spinets, and regals.
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