François Couperin
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François Couperin was a prominent French Baroque composer, organist, and harpsichordist renowned for his richly expressive keyboard music and influential treatises.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque composer
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composer ⓘ harpsichordist ⓘ human ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1730s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1680s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | François Couperin le Grand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1668-11-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1733-09-11 ⓘ |
| employer | French royal court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| family | Couperin musical family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Charles Couperin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | François Couperin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Baroque music
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keyboard music ⓘ |
| influenced |
Claude Debussy
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Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Ravel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arcangelo Corelli
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Jean-Baptiste Lully NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
harpsichord
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organ ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive harpsichord music
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theoretical treatise on harpsichord technique ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Apothéose de Corelli
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Apothéose de Lully NERFINISHED ⓘ Concerts royaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ Leçons de ténèbres NERFINISHED ⓘ L’Art de toucher le clavecin NERFINISHED ⓘ Messes pour les paroisses et pour les couvents NERFINISHED ⓘ Nouveaux concerts, ou Les Goûts réunis NERFINISHED ⓘ Pièces de clavecin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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harpsichordist ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of France
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Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kingdom of France
NERFINISHED
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Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
organist of Saint-Gervais church in Paris
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organist of the Chapelle Royale ⓘ |
| style | French Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncle | François Couperin (uncle, organist of Saint-Gervais) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
L’Art de toucher le clavecin
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Pièces de clavecin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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