Störmthal is a village, part of

Großpösna Großpösna is a municipality in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It consists of Großpösna proper and the ''Ortschaften'' (localities) Dreiskau-Muckern, Güldengossa, Seifertshain and Störmthal.Leipzig district in

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

, Germany. It is known for its church in

Baroque style The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

. The organ, an early work by

Zacharias Hildebrandt Zacharias Hildebrandt (1688, Münsterberg, Silesia – 11 October 1757, Dresden, Saxony) was a German organ builder. In 1714 his father Heinrich Hildebrandt, a cartwright master, apprenticed him to the famous organbuilder Gottfried Silberman ...

, was played and inaugurated by

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

and is still in mostly the condition of Bach's time.

History

The area was settled from the 11th century when the village was founded. The first document dates from 1306, when the village was mentioned in a (register of interest) of the

Pegau Abbey The Abbey of St. James in Pegau was a Benedictine monastery in the town of Pegau in Saxony. It was one of the first monasteries founded in the Duchy of Saxony The Duchy of Saxony ( nds, Hartogdom Sassen, german: Herzogtum Sachsen) was originally ...

. From 1350, the village was ruled by different noble families. StörmthalKirche

From 1675, Störmthal was ruled by Statz Friedrich von Fullen, who had an influential position at the Dresden court. He made the village an independent parish in 1690 and had the first village school opened a year later. From 1693, he began building a with an extended park. The old church was demolished in 1722 and replaced by a new church, , in

The new organ, completed in 1723, was built by

. It was his first organ after he had studied in the workshop of

Gottfried Silbermann Gottfried Silbermann (January 14, 1683 – August 4, 1753) was a German builder of keyboard instruments. He built harpsichords, clavichords, organs, and fortepianos; his modern reputation rests mainly on the latter two. Life Very little is know ...

. Approval of the completed instrument was carried out by

at the request of Von Fullen, the patron of the church. Bach was satisfied; he composed and directed a

cantata A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir. The meaning of ...

for the dedication of church and organ on 2 November 1723, . The organ is one of few instruments played by Bach which is still mostly in the same condition. The organ has been praised for the "brilliantly proportioned plan of the façade", the functionality of its suspended action and wind system, and its "variety and quality of tone", namely an "endearing sweetness which diverges from the characteristically bold voice of Silbermann’s work". Störmthal became part of Großpösna on 1 January 1996.

People

Johann Gottfried Hildebrandt Johann Gottfried Hildebrandt (1724 or 1725, in Störmthal – 7 November 1775, in Dresden) was a German organ builder. Like his father, the important organ builder Zacharias Hildebrandt, Johann Gottfried was a Saxon organ builder in the secon ...

(1724–1775), organ builder, son of

, pupil of

Friedrich Naumann Friedrich Naumann (25 March 1860 – 24 August 1919) was a German Liberalism in Germany, liberal politician and Protestant parish pastor. In 1896, he founded the National-Social Association that sought to combine liberalism, nationalism and ...

(1860–1919), politician

Literature

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stormthal Former municipalities in Saxony Leipzig (district) Populated places established in the 11th century