Pipe Organ MapJ. H. Mundt
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Johann Heinrich Mundt (* November 15, 1632, in Cologne; † March 18, 1691, in Prague) was a Czech organ builder of German origin.
Mundt came to Prague before 1668 to learn organ building from Hieronymus Artmann. His first documented work was the repair of the organ at St. Thomas Church in Prague's Lesser Town in 1668, in collaboration with Matthäus Köhler (also Matthäus Kehler) from Zwittau. His first new organ construction took place at the Cistercian monastery church in Osek from 1668 to 1670.
From there, he applied for the organ construction project at Prague's Týn Church (2 manuals, 29 registers). In 1670, he was awarded the contract and built the organ by 1673. This instrument, the largest built by Mundt and still preserved today, brought him fame during its construction phase. Additionally, he was granted Prague citizenship in this context. However, during the organ's acceptance on April 28, 1673, there were objections from an apparently "conservative examination committee." Consequently, and due to a fire in the church in 1672, Mundt made sound-related improvements to the organ.
Other organs built by Mundt include those at the Cistercian church of Hohenfurth (2 manuals, 27 registers) in 1679 and the St. Nicholas Church in Prague's Old Town (2 manuals, 16 registers).
Mundt's work combines Bohemian and Italian elements of organ building. He is considered one of the most prominent organ builders of the 17th century in Bohemia. His organs serve as a link between the organ styles of the 15th and 16th centuries and the 18th century, the classical Baroque organ. The dominant sound groups of his organs are the principal and flute stops. Often, his organ designs include cymbal stars. The pedal division in Mundt's organs is typically designed as a separate sound group. In the facade design, Mundt favored a flat arrangement of pipes and ornaments.
Mundt came to Prague before 1668 to learn organ building from Hieronymus Artmann. His first documented work was the repair of the organ at St. Thomas Church in Prague's Lesser Town in 1668, in collaboration with Matthäus Köhler (also Matthäus Kehler) from Zwittau. His first new organ construction took place at the Cistercian monastery church in Osek from 1668 to 1670.
From there, he applied for the organ construction project at Prague's Týn Church (2 manuals, 29 registers). In 1670, he was awarded the contract and built the organ by 1673. This instrument, the largest built by Mundt and still preserved today, brought him fame during its construction phase. Additionally, he was granted Prague citizenship in this context. However, during the organ's acceptance on April 28, 1673, there were objections from an apparently "conservative examination committee." Consequently, and due to a fire in the church in 1672, Mundt made sound-related improvements to the organ.
Other organs built by Mundt include those at the Cistercian church of Hohenfurth (2 manuals, 27 registers) in 1679 and the St. Nicholas Church in Prague's Old Town (2 manuals, 16 registers).
Mundt's work combines Bohemian and Italian elements of organ building. He is considered one of the most prominent organ builders of the 17th century in Bohemia. His organs serve as a link between the organ styles of the 15th and 16th centuries and the 18th century, the classical Baroque organ. The dominant sound groups of his organs are the principal and flute stops. Often, his organ designs include cymbal stars. The pedal division in Mundt's organs is typically designed as a separate sound group. In the facade design, Mundt favored a flat arrangement of pipes and ornaments.
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