What is Arp Schnitger?
'''Arp Schnitger''' (born 2 July 1648; buried 28 July 1719) was a very important German builder of [[pipe organ]]s. 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 music|Baroque]] period. ==Gallery== <gallery> File: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. File:Buelkau 2005 Arp-Schnitger-Orgel- by-RaBoe 01.jpg|Arp Schnitger Organ in Bülkau File:Stade-StCosmae 03.jpg|Huss-Schnitger Organ at St. Cosmae in Stade File:Hermann Kröger-Orgel-Langwarden.jpg|St. Laurentius Church, [[Langwarden]] </gallery> ==Other websites== * [http://www.arpschnitger.nl Organs of Arp Schnitger] {{DEFAULTSORT:Schnitger, Arp}} [[Category:German businesspeople]] [[Category:Organ builders]] [[Category:1648 births]] [[Category:1719 deaths]] {{bio-stub}}