Dom George Franck ( – 1760) in
Munster in
Alsace
Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...
, was a French
organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists. In addition, an organist may accompany congregational h ...
and
composer.
Biography
Born in Munster, Dom George Franck was a
Benedict monk at the (
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin (, ; Alsatian: ''Owerelsàss'' or '; german: Oberelsass, ) is a department in the Grand Est region of France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine. Its name means ''Upper Rhine''. Haut-Rhin is th ...
),
and parish priest at Munster val St. Gregory in Alsace. All that is known about him comes from the cover of his
sonata collection published around 1740, as well as occasional references to the
pipe organ of which he seems to have been an expert.
Work
*4 Sonatas for organ or harpsichord. ''Pièces choisies et partagées en différents œuvres, accommodées dans le goust moderne pour l'Orgue et le Clavecin par le R. P. Dom George Franck, bénédictin et Curé à Munster val St-Grégoire en Alsace. Œuvre Ier. Sold by Mr Fontaine md. libraire à Colmar; at J. Franck (engraver) and J. Humbert in Munster.''
. 1740**Sonata 1a. (C major): Ouvertura (Grave) – Allegro – Aria (Andante) – Allegro assai – Minuetto Rondeau
**Sonata 2a. (F major): Vivace – Allegro for three hands – Rondeau (Allegro) – Menuet and 4 var.
**Sonata terza (B flat major): Allegro – Pieces for three hands (Allegro moderato) – Allegro assai – Triolet (Tenderly) – Minuetto (Gratioso)
**Sonata 4a. (D major): Allegro – Aria 1a (Gratioso) – Aria 2a (Variatio) – Allegro – Menuet (Gratioso) – Minor.
Sources
*
Bibliothèque nationale de France, music department, VM7-1845
Gallica* "The second organ of the place (
Eguisheim
Eguisheim (; german: Egisheim; Alsatian: ''Egsa'') is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies in the historical region of Alsace (german: Elsass). The village lies on the edge of the Ballons des Vosge ...
) was built by Jean-Baptiste Waltrin in 1746, in a case by Ketterer of
Colmar.
Jean-André Silbermann, never left behind when it was a question of insisting on the failings of its competitors, specifies that this Waltrin organ was received unfinished by Dom George Franck, from Munster."
*History of the organ of the
Toul Cathedral
Toul Cathedral (''Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toul'') is a Roman Catholic church in Toul, Lorraine, France. It is a classic example of late Gothic architecture in the Flamboyant style. The cathedral has one of the biggest cloisters in France.
T ...
. "Around 1749, Johann Andreas Silbermann, famous organ factor of Strasbourg, was warned by Dom Georges Franck, Benedictine of the Abbey of Munster (Haut-Rhin), that the canons of the Toul cathedral had reserved 30,000
lt for the construction of a new organ."
External links
Dom George Franckon MUSOPEN
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Franck, Dom George
French classical organists
French male organists
French Baroque composers
1690s births
1760 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
18th-century male musicians
18th-century French musicians
Male classical organists