Review article
https://doi.org/10.53745/ccp.46.89.7
Erhatić Family – Organ Builders from Križevci
Marko Đurakić
; School of Classical Ballet, Križevci, Croatia
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to discuss the activities, technical and artistic characteristics, and the historical path of the organs built by members of the Erhatić family. Due to the complexity of the organ structure, the only way to evaluate an instrument is to determine its constructional and technical characteristics. The most relevant information about the historical path of individual organs can be found in the church archives. Therefore, in researching organ-related topics, a methodological approach that includes research into the history, and technical and artistic characteristics help not only to better understand organology but also expands our knowledge of the epoch. Such an approach is also important to conservators because it reveals information valuable for the valorization of the instrument, and such data allow organists to make restoration and conservation adjustments. The Erhatić family certainly marked the whole epoch of organ and church history in Croatia. Four generations of this family have built or repaired at least 60 instruments, which clearly testifies to the quality of their workshop. The discovered data on the activities of the Erhatić family are the result of field and archival research conducted in the period from 2012 to 2020.
Keywords
Erhatić family; Križevci; organs; Carevdar; Gušće; Preseka
Hrčak ID:
274978
URI
Publication date:
10.4.2022.
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