Couperin

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 (d?partment of Seine-et-Marne).

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Several members of this family were titular organists at the church of Saint-Gervais, near the H?tel de Ville, Paris, during almost two centuries. This church had a most important instrument.

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The most gifted and illustrious among them were Louis Couperin and Fran?ois Couperin the Great, the former's nephew.

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Baroque: In arts, the Baroque (or baroque) is both a period and the style that dominated it. Baroque style used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur from sculpture, painting, literature, and music. The style started around 1600 in Rome, ...

Chaumes en Brie: Chaumes-en-Brie is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is best known as the ancient home of the Couperin family of composers and musicians....

Organ: An organ is the following:...