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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  • François Couperin
    Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary article includes MIDI audio files and brief biography with illustrations and facsimiles of compositions.
  • Couperin, François (le grand)
    Biographical outline with recommended recordings and readings. Includes external links to essays. From Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
  • François Couperin
    Brief biography from Timothy Smith's Sojourn pages. Notes his influence on J. S. Bach.
  • François Couperin
    Biography and principal works from Baroque Music.
  • Classical Music Archives - Biography of Couperin
    Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of music. Many of his works offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Includes time line, download and playing instructions, and links to artist pages.
  • Couperin, François
    Biography noting his musical family and his own abilities on keyboard and as composer, particularly for the harpsichord with summary list of works. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
  • François Couperin (Le Grand)
    Portrait and detailed biography from Michael Sartorius' Arton Baroque Composers and Musicians.
  • Kunst der Fuge | François Couperin
    "Mass for the Parishes" and "Les Fastes de la Grande et Ancienne Ménéstrandise" in MIDI audio format (free downloadable).
  • NewOlde.com - François Couperin
    Biography from New Grove 2, recent and recommended recordings, books, sheet music and links.
  • François Couperin
    IMDb listing includes films using his compositions.
  • Francois Couperin
    Biography, links, and directory of free MP3 audio files from Classic Cat.
  • François Couperin: Le Grand
    Biographical timeline and keyworks with recommended recordings and readings.
  • François Couperin
    Wikipedia article with life, summary of musical style and output, and internal references to related people and topics.
  • Francois Couperin
    Brief biographical sketch, caricature, comments on church, harpsichord, and chamber music, and Naxos/HNH discography.

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  • Category:Couperin, François - IMSLP
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    ... category "Couperin, François" There are 4 articles in this category. A. L'Art de Toucher le Clavecin (Couperin, François) C. Concerts royaux (Couperin, François) ...[2008/12/29]
  • François Couperin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    URL : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Couperin
    See also List of compositions by François Couperin. ... Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity. ...[2008/12/31]
  • Couperin, François: Biography from Answers.com
    URL : www.answers.com/topic/fran-ois-couperin
    François Couperin Born November 10, 1668 in Paris, France Died September 11, 1733 in Paris, France Period: ... with three brothers—Louis (c.1626–1661) ...[2008/12/28]
  • HOASM: François Couperin
    URL : www.hoasm.org/VIIB/CouperinF.html
    Biographies of composers of Early Music complementing Here Of A Sunday ... 1626-61); François (c.1631-after 1708; father of musicians Marguerite-Louise and ...[2007/07/13]
  • François Couperin — FactMonster.com
    URL : www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0813794.html
    Couperin, François ... of the Couperin family from c.1650 until 1826. ... The Couperin line of musicians had begun with three brothers—Louis (c.1626–1661) ...[2009/01/01]
  • François Couperin - FREE François Couperin Biography | Encyclopedia.com ...
    URL : www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Couperin.html
    ... of François Couperin, videos, and Information at Encyclopedia. ... The Couperin line of musicians had begun with three brothers—Louis (c.1626-1661) ...[2009/01/01]
  • Couperin, Francois. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07
    URL : www.bartleby.com/65/co/Couperin.html
    Couperin, François ... The Couperin line of musicians had begun with three ... frequently dissonant style; François (c.1631–c.1710), a harpsichordist and ...[2008/11/23]
  • Playing COUPERIN, François (1668-1733)
    URL : www.wga.hu/music/17_cent/couperin/fclbmci.html
    [2004/08/18]
  • Music : Classical : Featured Composers, A-Z : ( C ) : Couperin ...
    URL : www.mytriggers.com/music/Couperin-Franois__zz1580z1___html
    Music - Classical - Featured Composers, A-Z - ( C ) - Couperin, François - 300 results like Bach Edition: Complete Works (155 CD Box Set), A to Z of Classical ...[2009/01/06]
  • Francois Couperin (French composer [1668-1733]) -- Britannica Online ...
    URL : www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/140461/Francois-Couperin
    Britannica online encyclopedia article on Francois Couperin (French composer [1668-1733]):François Couperin, c. 1710.Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesFrench composer and ...[2009/01/02]
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