Organ craftsmanship and music (Germany)
Nomination: Representative List 2017
EN: The pipes of the organ consist mostly of metal and wood. For the preparation of the metal, tin and plomb have to be liquefied and poured to form plates
EN: Parts from the metal plates are cut out for the organ pipes. Piece by piece they are soldered. In order to achieve the necessary precision, it requires a skilled and steady hand and a lot of experience
EN: An apprentice cuts the lip of a pipe that he has produced by himself, so that the sound can be heard when the wind is blown into it
EN: After restoration in a workshop, a historic organ is rebuilt in the church. The organ builder puts into place each piece of equipment and each pipe successively
EN: After the technical work has been completed during the construction or restoration of an organ, every single of hundreds of pipes has to be tuned again
EN: An organ expert checks the pipes inside an organ if they are correctly installed
EN: Before the organ accompanies the liturgy, it is consecrated in a special ceremony. Here, the Archbishop of Freiburg is accompanied by the clergy and the parish
EN: At large organs, organists often play with their hands on several manuals. Sometimes they change the sound by drawing a stop or register
EN: A concert organist is teaching a young girl in special organ lessons for children starting from six years
EN: Rarely two or more organists are playing on an organ. It is also rare that the organ is so close to the audience
