Gottlieb Scholtze (1713 – 6 April 1783) was a German

pipe organ The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a keyboard. Because each pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ''ranks ...

builder. He had his workshop in Neuruppin since 1740. He was a pupil of

Joachim Wagner Joachim Wagner (13 April 1690 – 23 May 1749) was an important Brandenburg organ builder. Origin Wagner was born as the son of the pastor Christoph Wagner (1653-1709) and his wife Anna Dorothea ''née'' Tiefenbach in Karow, Duchy of Magdeburg ...

. Along with

Ernst Julius Marx Ernst Julius Marx (often Ernst Marx; 28 November 1728 in Ballenstedt, Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg - 25 March 1799) was an important German organ builder in Berlin. He worked in the tradition of Joachim Wagner. Life The father George Christ ...

and Johann Wilhelm Grüneberg, he is considered the most important organ builder in the Mark Brandenburg in the second half of the 18th century. A total of 32 new buildings are recorded by him, including the organ of the parish church in Küstrin.

Organ Buildings (selection)

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Verein für die Restaurierung und Erhaltung der barocken Scholtze-Orgel der St.-Laurentiuskirche zu Havelberg e.V.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scholtze, Gottlieb German pipe organ builders 1713 births 1783 deaths Place of birth missing