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French organist and composer

Person · Open Library

Born
ca. 1649
Died
1706
Works
2

Top works

  • Traité abregé de l'accompagnement pour l'orgue & pour le clavecin ...
  • Traité abregé de l'accompagnement pour l'orgue & pour le clavessin
  • Organ Works
  • Traité abregé de l'accompagnement pour l'orgue et pour le clavecin

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
FR
Active from
1655
Active to
1706-06-30

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
271
Total plays
4,856

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Jacques Boyvin (c. 1649 – 30 June 1706) was a French Baroque composer and organist. He was probably born in Paris, and studied there. One of his first jobs was that of organist of the parisian church des Quinze-Vingts, and in 1674 he was appointed titular organist of the Rouen Cathedral, where Jean Titelouze served as organist some 40 years earlier. Other jobs included playing the organ of Rouen's Saint Herbland Church and supervising the rebuilding of the giant four-manual Clicquot cathedral o

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jacques
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Rouen
Occupation
organist
Languages spoken
French
Instrument
organ
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Commons category
Jacques Boyvin
date of death
1706-06-30
date of birth
1650-01-01
name in native language
Jacques Boyvin
writing language
French
Commons Creator page
Jacques Boyvin
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