Gervais-François Couperin

For other uses, see Couperin.

Gervais-François Couperin (22 May 1759 – 11 March 1826) was a representative of the famous Couperin family of composers and organists.

Biography

Main Organ at the Paris Saint Gervais - Saint Protais church where the Couperin family played.

He studied with his father Armand-Louis Couperin. In 1789, Gervais-François replaced his father at the Sainte-Chapelle organ. Gervais-François succeeded his brother Pierre-Louis Couperin at Notre-Dame de Paris, a position he held until the Revolution. He was later an organist at St-Gervais-et-St-Protais and Saint-Merri (1818–1826).

He married Hélène Thérèse Frey, a singer, with whom he had a daughter, Céleste Thérèse (1793–1860),^[1] who succeeded him briefly as the organist at St-Gervais-et-St-Protais. She became the last member of the Couperin musical dynasty.^[2]

Gervais-François Couperin died in Paris on 11 March 1826 at the age of 66.

Works

• 1782: Rondo in D major for harpsichord or pianoforte
• 1788: Deux Sonates Op. 1 for harpsichord or pianoforte with violin and violoncello ad libitum
• 1790: Ah ! Ça ira !, variations for harpsichord
• 1797: Ouvertures d'Iphigénie et de Démophon for the pianoforte and violin ad libitum
• 1797: Les Incroyables et Les Merveilleuses for pianoforte
• 1799: Premier Recueil contenant six Romances, avec accompagnement de piano-forte ou harpe
• 1816: Louis XVIII ou le Retour du bonheur en France.^[3]

See also

• Couperin family

Bibliography

• Anthony, James R. (1997), French Baroque Music from Beaujoyeulx to Rameau, Portland, Amadeus Press
• Beaussant, Philippe (1980), François Couperin, Paris, Fayard
• Benoit, Marcelle (rep.) (1992), Dictionnaire de la musique en France aux XVII et XVIIIe siècles^{[permanent dead link‍]}, Paris, Fayard, ISBN 2-213-02824-9

References

1. "COUPERIN François - Tombes Sépultures dans les cimetières et autres lieux". www.tombes-sepultures.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
2. "Couperin, Célèste-Thérèse - Sophie Drinker Institut". www.sophie-drinker-institut.de. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
3. Louis XVIII ou le Retour du bonheur en France on data.bnf.fr

External links

• Free scores by Gervais-François Couperin at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
• Gervais Francois Couperin on Musicologie.org
• Gervais Francois Couperin, récit de cromorne by Éric Dalest on YouTube
• Gervais François Couperin on Musicalics

Preceded by Pierre-Louis Couperin

Organist at Notre Dame de Paris 1789–1793

Succeeded by Antoine Desprez