François d'Agincourt

François d' Agincour (also: Dagincour, (d ') Agincourt; * 1684 in Rouen, † April 30, 1758 ) was a French harpsichordist, organist and composer of the Baroque.

Life

D' Agincour was probably a pupil of Jacques Boyvin, the then organist of Notre Dame Cathedral. Later he went to Paris to develop his organ playing under the guidance of the royal court organist Nicolas Antoine Le Begue. On December 6, 1701, he was named after a trial game for the organist at the church of Sainte -Madeleine - de -la- Cité, where he held his office until 12 September 1706. After Boyvin died on 30 June the same year, d' Agincour was on August 25, after a successful audition, his successor. A post he should still hold for 52 years. At the same time he was organist at the royal abbey of Saint- Ouen.

In October 1714 d' Agincour one of the four royal organist at the Chapelle Royale and thus became the successor of Louis Marchand. In 1726 he finally won an additional post as organist of the Cathedral of Rouen. A pupil of Jacques d' Agincour was Duphly.

Works

• Pièces de clavecin ( 1733)
• Airs à voix seule et basse continue (1713-1716)
• 48 Organ Works, in an undated manuscript of Père pingre