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Couperin, François , (surnamed le Grand), the most illustrious member of the distinguished family and one of the greatest of French composers, son of Charles Couperin; b. Paris, Nov.

10, 1668; d. there, Sept. 11, 1733.

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Of François Couperin (), where les goûts-réunis is found to have two aspects, juxtaposition and fusion.

Born in Alberta, Canada, grew up on Vancouver Island, lived a decade in Montreal, resident in Mexico since Degrees in music from.

François Couperin not only had a firm command of the harpsichord style, he also composed music, in which no one before had ever done.

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Hewitt has also established a sideline specialty in the keyboard works of François Couperin, generally given a wider berth by pianists.

He studied with his father, and later was a pupil of Jacques-Denis Thomelin, organist of the King’s chapel. In 1685 he became organist of St.-Gervais, which post he held until his death. On Dec. 26, 1693, after a successful competition, he succeeded Thomelin as organist of the Chapelle Royale, receiving the title of “organiste du roi”.

In 1701 he was appointed “claveciniste de la chambre du roi, et organiste de sa chapelle,” and in 1717 he received the title “Ordinaire de la musique de la chambre du roi”. He also was made a chevalier of the Order of Latran.

He was music master to the Dauphin and other members of the royal family, and ranked high in the favor of King Louis XIV, for whom he composed the Concerts royaux, which, during 1714–15, we