Armand-Louis Couperin

Armand -Louis Couperin ( born February 25, 1727 Paris, † February 2, 1789 ) was a French composer and organist.

He was the third of the most famous organists of his family. After the death of his father Nicolas in 1748, he continued as organist at Saint Gervais. In 1752 he married Elisabeth -Antoinette Blanchet ( 1729-1815 ), daughter of the famous harpsichord maker François- Étienne Blanchet. He has held a larger number of positions as organist; often he was represented by his children during organ service. Three of his four children, Pierre- Louis, Gervais -François and Antoinette Victoire were musicians later. His life was very limited. There are no trips him known, no activities except those spiritual as organist and harpsichord teacher, and no appearances in the concert. He refused to write music for the theater, and did not want to publish his church music. If he is mentioned by his contemporaries (such as from Burney ), this almost always happens in the context of his organ improvisations on the Te Deum.

Armand -Louis got on the way from the Sainte -Chapelle to the church of St. Gervais under the hoofs of a runaway horse, which had thrown its rider. He was mortally wounded in the head. At his death he left a library of 885 books, excessive for a professional musician of his time.

  • French composer
  • Composer ( classical)
  • Frenchman
  • Born in 1727
  • Died in 1789
  • Man
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