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 (départment of Seine-et-Marne).

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Baroque - Chaumes en Brie - Départment - Seine-et-Marne

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

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Organ - Hôtel de Ville, Paris

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

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Louis Couperin - François Couperin

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