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Lefebvre Family
The Lefebvre family was a family of famous organ builders in 17th and 18th century Normandy, France. The last name has occasionally been written as ''Lefèvre''. Organ builders and their work Clément Lefebvre (1630-1709) Clément was father of Charles Lefebvre and a well-known organist in Rouen. *1670: Work on organ at Le Havre Cathedral ( french article) *1685: Clement Lefebvre and his son, Germain, from Rouen, worked on the organ for the Saint-Michel Church *1724-1735 Jean-Baptiste (another one of Clement's sons) maintained the Saint-Michel Church organ. Charles Lefebvre (1670-1737) *1724: worked on the organ at Saint-Ouen Abbey Church *1731-1733: restored the 1661 organ at Saint-Éloi Church (33 stops, 3 keyboards, 1 pedalboard) along with Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Lefebvre *1732: built the organ at the Chapel of Charles-Nicolle Hospital in Rouen (22 stops, three manual keyboards and a pedalboard). *1732: Rebuilt the Antoine Jousseline (or Josseline) organ of the Church of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organ Building
Organ building is the profession of designing, building, restoring and maintaining pipe organs. The organ builder usually receives a commission to design an organ with a particular disposition of stops, manuals, and actions, creates a design to best respond to spatial, technical and acoustic considerations, and then constructs the instrument. The profession requires specific knowledge of such matters as the scale length of organ pipes and also familiarity with the various materials used (including woods, metals, felt, and leather) and an understanding of statics, aerodynamics, mechanics and electronics. However, although in theory the builder is responsible for all facets of construction, in practice organ-building workshops include specialists in pipes, actions, and cabinets; tasks such as the manufacture of pipes, metal casting, and making rarely-used components are often delegated to outside firms. After manufacture of all parts of a new organ, the pipes must be pre- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (a part of France) and the Channel Islands (mostly the British Crown Dependencies). It covers . Its population is 3,499,280. The inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans, and the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language. Large settlements include Rouen, Caen, Le Havre and Cherbourg. The cultural region of Normandy is roughly similar to the historical Duchy of Normandy, which includes small areas now part of the departments of Mayenne and Sarthe. The Channel Islands (French: ''Îles Anglo-Normandes'') are also historically part of Normandy; they cover and comprise two bailiwicks: Guernsey and Jersey, which are B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Havre Cathedral
Le Havre Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Havre) is a Roman Catholic church architecture, church in Le Havre, France. The cathedral was previously a parish church dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, and is the oldest of the very few buildings in central Le Havre to have survived the devastation of World War II. It became a cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Le Havre in 1974, when the diocese of Le Havre was created. The belltower dates from around 1520 and the main façade is Baroque architecture, Baroque. The building was kept unusually low because of the difficulties posed by the unstable ground. The fine church organs were the gift of the Cardinal de Richelieu in 1637, when he was governor of the town. Image:Notre Dame du Havre, Interior View.jpg, Le Havre Cathedral interior Image:LeHavreCathedrale3.JPG, Le Havre Cathedral Sources Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of Le Havre Churches in Seine-Maritime Buildings and structures in Le Havre Roman Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of St
Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Christian denomination, a Christian organization with distinct doctrine and practice * Christian Church, either the collective body of all Christian believers, or early Christianity Places United Kingdom * Church (Liverpool ward), a Liverpool City Council ward * Church (Reading ward), a Reading Borough Council ward * Church (Sefton ward), a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward * Church, Lancashire, England United States * Church, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Church Lake, a lake in Minnesota Arts, entertainment, and media * '' Church magazine'', a pastoral theology magazine published by the National Pastoral Life Center Fictional entities * Church (''Red vs. Blue''), a fictional character in the video web series ''Red vs. Blue'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Saint-Maclou
The Church of Saint-Maclou is a Roman Catholic church in Rouen, France which is considered one of the best examples of the Flamboyant style of Gothic architecture in France. Saint-Maclou, along with Rouen Cathedral, the Palais de Justice (also Flamboyant), and the Church of St. Ouen, form a famous ensemble of significant Gothic buildings in Rouen. Its spire reaches a height of 83 meters. Architecture Construction on Saint-Maclou began sometime after 1435; it was to replace an existing Romanesque parish church that had suffered from several years of neglect resulting in a collapsed transept roof.Linda Elaine Neagley, ''Disciplined Exuberance: The Parish Church of Saint-Maclou and Late Gothic Architecture in Rouen'' (University Park: Penn State UP, 1998). In its place, master mason Pierre Robin created a basilica style church with four radiating chapels around an octagonal choir. The decoration of the church is macabre, beckoning back to the church's grim past rooted in the Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey Of Saint-Étienne, Caen
The Abbey of Saint-Étienne, also known as Abbaye aux Hommes ("Men's Abbey") by contrast with the Abbaye aux Dames ("Ladies' Abbey"), is a former Benedictine monastery in the French city of Caen, Normandy, dedicated to Saint Stephen. It was founded in 1063 by William the Conqueror and is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Normandy. Founding The concurrent founding of the Abbey of Saint-Étienne to the west of the Caen Castle and the Abbey of Sainte-Trinité (Abbaye aux Dames) to its East were to enhance the development of the new ducal capital, and may have been a result of the reconciliation process of William, Duke of Normandy (soon after to become William I, King of England), and Pope Leo IX. William fell out with the pope when he married his cousin Matilda of Flanders after 1049 despite Leo's interdiction. Lanfranc of Pavia, Prior of Bec Abbey, who himself had initially expressed concerns regarding the marriage, acted on William's behalf to secure Leo's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montivilliers Abbey
Montivilliers Abbey (french: Abbaye de Montivilliers; la, Monasterium Villare) is a former Benedictine nunnery, founded between 682 and by Saint Philibert in the town of Montivilliers in Normandy, in the present department of Seine-Maritime, France. It was suppressed during the French Revolution, but many buildings, including the church, have survived. History Montivilliers Abbey began as a nunnery founded around 684.Lucien Musset, ''Monachisme d'époque franque et monachisme d'époque ducale en Normandie: le problème de la continuité'' in "Aspects du monachisme en Normandie: actes du Colloque scientifique de l’Année des abbayes normandes", Caen, 18-20 octobre 1979 / IVe- XVIIIes: "Colloque scientifique de l’Année des abbayes normandes", J. Vrin, Paris, 1982, , Mentioned in 833, this monastery was completely destroyed by the Vikings in the 9th century. The abbey was rebuilt in 1025 by Richard II, Duke of Normandy, for a community of monks dependent on Fécamp Abbey. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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