François Couperin
François Couperin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search French composer (1688–1733) Couperin (anon.), collection of the Château de Versailles . François Couperin ( French: [fʁɑ̃swa kupʁɛ̃] ; 10 November 1668 – 11 September 1733 [1] ) 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 . Contents 1 Life 1.1 Royal assent to publish 2 Works 2.1 Organ 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links Life [ edit ] Couperin, engraving by Jean Jacques Flipart , 1735, after André Bouys . 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 broth