French Baroque composer and keyboard player François Couperin (1668-1733) grew up in a musical family and succeeded his father and uncle as organist of St. Gervais Church in Paris. Later he was royal organist and then royal harpsichordist under Louis XIV. He wrote church, chamber, and harpsichord music.
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Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of music. Works offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists.
Biographical outline with recommended recordings and readings. Includes external links to essays. From Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
IMDb listing includes films using his compositions.
Biography, links, and directory of free MP3 audio files from Classic Cat.
Wikipedia article with life, summary of musical style and output, and internal references to related people and topics.
Portrait and detailed biography from Michael Sartorius' Arton Baroque Composers and Musicians.
Biography from New Grove 2, recent and recommended recordings, books, sheet music and links.
IMDb listing includes films using his compositions.
Biography, links, and directory of free MP3 audio files from Classic Cat.
Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of music. Works offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists.
Wikipedia article with life, summary of musical style and output, and internal references to related people and topics.
Biography from New Grove 2, recent and recommended recordings, books, sheet music and links.
Portrait and detailed biography from Michael Sartorius' Arton Baroque Composers and Musicians.
Biographical outline with recommended recordings and readings. Includes external links to essays. From Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
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