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The Couperin family was the most prolific in the whole of French musical history. Very active during the baroque era, they originated from Chaumes en Brie , a little town some 30 miles east of Paris in the modern (départment of Seine-et-Marne).
organists at the church of Saint-Gervais, near the Hôtel de Ville, Paris, during almost two centuries. This church had a most important instrument.
Louis Couperin and François Couperin the Great , the former's nephew.
Simplified family tree Organists at the church of Saint-Gervais are in bold .
Mathurin Couperin, died 1640; farmer, instrumentalist Denis, died 1656; notary, instrumentalist Charles the older, died 1654; instrumentalist Louis (1626-1661) harpsichordist , organist and gambistFrançois (1631-1701) musician Marguerite-Louise (1676-1728) singer Nicolas (1680-1748), organist Armand-Louis (1727-1789), organist Pierre-Louis (1755-1789), organistGervais-François (1759-1826), organist Céleste-Thérèse (1795-1860), organist Nicolas-Louis (1760-after 1817) Charles (1639-1679) François the Great (1668-1733) Marie-Madeleine (1690-1742) nun, organist François-Laurent (died after 1740) Marguerite-Antoinette (1705-1778) harpsichordist of the King's chamber
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Couperin was first taught by his father and in 1685 became organist at Saint Gervais, Paris, a post he passed on to his cousin Nicolas Couperin . In 1717, Couperin became the court organist and composer, and gave weekly "concerts" for King Louis XIV. Couperin acknowledged his debt to Corelli, whose trio sonata form Couperin introduced to French music.
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