Charles Brenton Fisk
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Charles Brenton Fisk was a prominent American pipe organ builder renowned for his influential role in the 20th-century revival of historically informed organ design and craftsmanship.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| C. B. Fisk | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American
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organ builder ⓘ person ⓘ pipe organ builder ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-12-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1983-12-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | C. B. Fisk, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Fisk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historically informed performance practice (organ)
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organ building ⓘ organ design ⓘ |
| founded | C. B. Fisk, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Charles Brenton Fisk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasNameInOrganization | C. B. Fisk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableStudentOrAssociate | C. B. Fisk, Inc. organ builders trained in his workshop ⓘ |
| influenced |
American organ building in the late 20th century
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historically informed organ design in North America ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European Baroque organ-building traditions
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North German Baroque organ style ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-quality craftsmanship in pipe organ building
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historically informed organ design in the 20th century ⓘ revival of mechanical-action pipe organs in the United States ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the most important American organ builders of the 20th century ⓘ |
| movement | organ reform movement ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
C. B. Fisk Opus 46, Old West Church, Boston, Massachusetts
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C. B. Fisk Opus 55, House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ C. B. Fisk Opus 85, Memorial Church, Harvard University (design influence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
craftsman
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organ builder ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preferredTuningAndScalingApproach | historically informed scaling and voicing ⓘ |
| residence | Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
music
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physics ⓘ |
| usedOrganActionType | mechanical (tracker) action ⓘ |
| workedIn | Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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C. B. Fisk