Louis-Claude Daquin

Louis -Claude Daquin (or d' Acquin ), ( born July 4, 1694 Paris, † June 15, 1772 ) was a French composer of the Baroque. He was a virtuoso organist and harpsichordist.

Life and work

Louis -Claude Daquin was considered a musical prodigy. He could occur before Louis XIV after a few hours at the harpsichord of his godmother, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, at the age of six years. Louis Marchand was his organ teacher. He received lessons in composition with Nicolas Bernier, with only eight years he conducted the performance of a Motet Beatus Vir own for large choir and orchestra in the Sainte -Chapelle. At twelve he refused the post of organist at the Sainte -Chapelle and instead accepted the same offer in the monastery Le Petit Saint -Antoine. In 1727 he became organist at the parish church of Saint -Paul, where he got the nod ahead of Jean -Philippe Rameau. Five years later he became organist in the Cordeliers, 1739 as the successor of Jean -François Dandrieu, organist derChapelle Royale. After the death of Antoine Calvière He followed this in 1755 as organist of Notre Dame de Paris cathedral. In addition to these meaningful organist offices he stepped 1749-1754 several times in concerts at the Concert spiritual in appearance.

Daquin was in his time as an outstanding organ improviser of his generation.

His son Pierre -Louis D' Aquin de Château- Lyon described in his " Lettres Sur Les Hommes Celebres ..... Sous Le Regne De Louis XV .... " 1752 the brilliant career of his esteemed father in Paris.

Many of Daquins works have been lost. Get four harpsichord suites, some Christmas song variations ( Noël ), a cantata and the Air à Boire. Daquins most famous works are the Swiss Christmas ( Noël Suisse) and Le Coucou.

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