 | Couperin, François - "Les Chérubins" from "Pièces de clavecin" for Viola & Piano Vingtième Ordre 20 No. 4 Viola and Piano (or organ) |
Les Chérubins from Pièces de clavecin for Viola & Piano
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| Composer : | Couperin, François (1668 - 1733) | ||
| Instrumentation : | Viola and Piano (or organ) | ||
| Style : | Renaissance | ||
| Key : | G minor | ||
| Arranger : Publisher : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||
| Copyright : | Public Domain | ||
| Added by magataganm, 23 Nov 2023 François Couperin (1668 – 1733) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was known as Couperin le Grand ("Couperin the Great") to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented Couperin family. He was born in Paris, into a prominent musical family. His father Charles was organist at the Church of Saint-Gervais in the city, a position previously held by Charles's brother Louis Couperin, the esteemed keyboard virtuoso and composer whose career was cut short by an early death. As a boy François must have received his first music lessons from his father, but Charles died in 1679 leaving the position at Saint-Gervais to his son, a common practice known as survivance that few churches ignored. With their hands tied, the churchwardens at Saint-Gervais hired Michel Richard Delalande to serve as new organist on the understanding that François would replace him at age 18. However, it is likely Couperin began these duties much earlier: a stipend of 100 livres per year, which had been provided the Couperin on Charles's death slowly increased to 400 livres, suggesting that Couperin had gradually begun to take on the mantle as his studies progressed. The 11-year-old was taken care of and taught, meanwhile, by organist Jacques-Denis Thomelin, who served both at court and at the church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie. Biographer Évrard Titon du Tillet wrote that Thomelin treated the boy extremely well, becoming a second father to him. François' talent must have shown itself early on because by 1685 the church council began providing him a salary, although he had no contract. At twenty-one Couperin also lost his mother, Marie (née Guérin), but otherwise his life and career were accompanied by good fortune. In 1689 he married Marie-Anne Ansault, daughter of a prosperous family. The next year saw the publication of his Pièces d'orgue, a collection of organ masses praised by Delalande, who may have assisted with the project. In three more years Couperin succeeded Thomelin at Louis XIV's court. The appointment brought him in touch with some of the finest composers of the day as well as the aristocracy. His earliest chamber music dates from this time. Couperin met his court duties in tandem with those he now had as organist at Saint-Gervais, while also composing. Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Couperin)< br> Although originally composed for Solo Keyboard (Harpsichord), I created this Arrangement of "Les Chérubins" from "Pièces de clavecin" (Vingtième Ordre 20 No. 4) for Viola & Piano from an arrangement by Jenne Van Antwerpen. Made with MuseScore 4 Sounds. | |||
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