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title: "Donati organ in the Ev.-Luth. Christopheruskirche Böhlen"
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description: "The brothers Christian Gottlob (1732 - 1795) and Gotthold&nbsp;Heinrich Donati (1734 - 1799) are recorded as the builders of the&nbsp;organ in Böhlen.&nbsp;They belong to the widely ramified organ building family&nbsp;Donat, which was founded by Christoph Donat (1625 - 1706). Johann Jacob (1663 - 1732), son of Christoph,&nbsp;Italianized the name Donat to \"Donati\", which all other&nbsp;members of the family adopted.&nbsp;The brothers Christian Gottlob and Gotthold Heinrich&nbsp;Donati worked together in Altenburg&nbsp;from 1770 to 1794. They built the Böhlen organ in 1794. I/10As the documents show, the organ had a&nbsp;pitch of a' - 473 Hz. The current pitch corresponds to a' - 440 Hz.Further literature:&nbsp;- Ulrich Dähnert, Historische Orgeln in Sachsen, VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik&nbsp; Leipzig, 1980- Lexikon norddeutscher Orgelbauer, Band 2, Sachsen und Umgebung,&nbsp; Pape Verlag Berlin, 2012- Fritz Oehme, Handbuch über die Orgelwerke in der Kreishauptmannschaft&nbsp; Leipzig, Pape Verlag Berlin, 1994- Georg Dehio, Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Sachsen II,&nbsp; Deutscher Kunstverlag, 1998 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Disposition&nbsp;After several repairs and alterations, the organ has todayrecovered its original disposition.&nbsp;Manual range C,D - c'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pedal range C,D - c'&nbsp;1.&nbsp; Gedackt 8' &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;9. Subaß 16'2.&nbsp; Quintadena 8' &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;10. Principalbass 8'3. &nbsp;Principal 4'4.&nbsp; Holzflöte 4'5.&nbsp; Octave 2' &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pedal coupler6.&nbsp; Sifflöte 1'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. &nbsp;Cornett 3 fach &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Tremulant8.&nbsp; Mixtur 3 fach"
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Donati organ in the Ev.-Luth. Christopheruskirche Böhlen
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- Orchestras &amp; Ensembles

Donati organ in the Ev.-Luth. Christopheruskirche in B&amp;#246;hlen

Böhlen nave with Donati organ

Organ console of the Donati organ in Böhlen

Ev.-Luth. Christophoruskirche in Böhlen

The Donati organ was built in 1794 by the brothers Christian Gottlob and Gotthold Heinrich Donati.

 The brothers Christian Gottlob (1732 - 1795) and Gotthold Heinrich Donati (1734 - 1799) are recorded as the builders of the organ in Böhlen. They belong to the widely ramified organ building family Donat, which was founded by Christoph Donat (1625 - 1706). Johann Jacob (1663 - 1732), son of Christoph, Italianized the name Donat to "Donati", which all other members of the family adopted. The brothers Christian Gottlob and Gotthold Heinrich Donati worked together in Altenburg from 1770 to 1794. They built the Böhlen organ in 1794. I/10
As the documents show, the organ had a pitch of a' - 473 Hz. The current pitch corresponds to a' - 440 Hz.

**Further literature:** 
- Ulrich Dähnert, Historische Orgeln in Sachsen, VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik
 Leipzig, 1980
- Lexikon norddeutscher Orgelbauer, Band 2, Sachsen und Umgebung,
 Pape Verlag Berlin, 2012
- Fritz Oehme, Handbuch über die Orgelwerke in der Kreishauptmannschaft
 Leipzig, Pape Verlag Berlin, 1994
- Georg Dehio, Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Sachsen II,
 Deutscher Kunstverlag, 1998 Disposition
 
After several repairs and alterations, the organ has today
recovered its original disposition.
 
Manual range C,D - c''' Pedal range C,D - c'
 
1\. Gedackt 8' 9. Subaß 16'
2\. Quintadena 8' 10. Principalbass 8'
3\. Principal 4'
4\. Holzflöte 4'
5\. Octave 2' Pedal coupler
6\. Sifflöte 1' 
7\. Cornett 3 fach Tremulant
8\. Mixtur 3 fach

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Directions &amp; Parking facilities

By car: Follow B2 to Böhlen. Follow the S72, take Leipziger Str. to Karl-Marx-Straße.

By public transport: Take the S5, S5x or S6 to Böhlen.

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