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The Couperin family occupies the same dominant position in French musical life of the Baroque Era as does the Bach family in Germany. As Johann Sebastian Bach, there was never any doubt who was the most commanding figure in the family: even in his lifetime, Fran�ois Couperin was known as Couperin le Grand. Born on 10 December 1668 in Paris, Francois was the son of Charles Couperin, first of the family dynasty of organists at St. Gervais. His father died when he was only eleven, but such was the young boy's precocity that the parish council appointed him to succeed his father when he reached the age of eighteen. In 1693 Francois Couperin became organist at the Royal Chapel in Versailles, and in 1717 he secured the post of harpsichordist in the musique de chambre, a position which Couperin passed on to his daughter Marguerite-Antoinette (only one of his three children that became a professional musician) in 1730. In the latter part of his life, Couperin suffered from poor health and he died in 12 September 1733; he was buried in the church of Saint Joseph.
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Even if the name of Francois Couperin is not immediately associated with sacred music, this genre represents the major concentration of his activities as a composer
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François Couperin
French composer (1668–1733)
François Couperin (French:[fʁɑ̃swakupʁɛ̃]; 10 November 1668 – 11 September 1733) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was known as Couperin le Grand ("Couperin the Great") to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented Couperin family.
Life
[edit]Couperin was born in Paris, into a prominent musical family.[2] His father Charles was organist at the Church of Saint-Gervais in the city, a position previously held by Charles's brother Louis Couperin, the esteemed keyboard virtuoso and composer whose career was cut short by an early death. As a boy François must have received his first music lessons from his father, but Charles died in 1679 leaving the position at Saint-Gervais to his son, a common practice known as survivance that few churches ignored. With their hands tied, the churchwardens at Saint-Gervais hired Michel Richard Delalande to serve as new organist on the understanding that François would replace him at age 18. However, it is likely Couperin began these duties much earlier: a stipend of 100 livres per year, which had been provided the Couperin on Charles's death slowly increased to 400 livres, suggesting that Couperin had gradually begun