Louis Marchand
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Vinony files it under 1669 births, 1732 deaths and 17th-century male musicians.
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Louis Marchand (2 February 1669 – 17 February 1732) was a French Baroque organist, harpsichordist, and composer. Born into an organist's family, Marchand was a child prodigy and quickly established himself as one of the best known French virtuosi of his time. He worked as organist of numerous churches and, for a few years, at the French court. Marchand had a violent temperament and an arrogant personality, and his life was filled with scandals, publicized and widely discussed both during his lif
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Family name
- Marchand
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Lyon
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- harpsichordist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Genre
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- organ
- Image
- Louis Marchand.jpg
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- Louis Marchand
- date of birth
- 1669-02-02
- date of death
- 1732-02-17
- name in native language
- Louis Marchand
- student
- Jean-Adam Guilain
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