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François Couperin
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French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist (1668–1733)
François Couperin was a French Baroque composer, organist, and harpsichordist who lived from 1668 to 1733. He is an important figure in music history for his contributions to keyboard music and the development of the Baroque style in France during his lifetime.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- François
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- harpsichordist
- Languages spoken
- German
- Family
- Couperin family
- Genre
- Baroque music
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Fransoa Kupren.pdf
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- Commons category
- François Couperin
- date of birth
- 1668-12-10
- date of death
- 1733-09-12
- name in native language
- François Couperin
- Commons gallery
- François Couperin
- related category
- Category:Compositions by François Couperin
- P12674
- Hubert Marischka
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Works in European collections
20 objects attributed to François Couperin, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
![Tic, tic, choc ou les maillotins: [Pièces de clavecin, ordre 18]/(Couperin)](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fb%2F007438%2Ffon_snp_b_007438_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
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Encyclopedic overview
Couperin (anon.), collection of the Château de Versailles François Couperin ( French: [fʁɑ̃swa kupʁɛ̃]; 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
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