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Claviorgan

between 1564 - 1569, Attributed to: Servatius Rorif

 

 

Claviorgan

This claviorganum is mentioned in the Ambras inventory of 1596. It has recently been attributed to Servatius Rorif (died 1593), an organist and organ maker who worked in Augsburg and Innsbruck. It is the oldest of its kind and in its small casing contains both a spinet and an organ with the incredible number of 18 registers. The small organs of the Renaissance are characterised by great tonal variety and clearly defined registers. Contrasting tonal effects were evidently of paramount importance. The claviorganum achieves this ideal through the disparate nature of its harpsichord and organ registers. Rorif’s instrument is additionally equipped with several registers with special effects. (rh)


Rudolf Hopfner: Masterpieces from the Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. A Short Guide through the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Vol. 1, Vienna 2019

Location: Neue Burg, Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente Saal 10

Object data

Object Name

Claviorgan

Culture

Austria Tyrol or Germany, Augsburg

Dated

between 1564 - 1569

Attributed to

Servatius Rorif (geb. in Augsburg; nachweisbar in Innsbruck ab 1564; gest. 1593 Neustift?) - GND

Dimensions Cover size is a museum or exhibition-specific information. It does not specify the real dimensions of the musical instrument.

910 mm x 275 mm x 95 mm

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente

Inv. No.

Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente, A 132

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