Gervais-François Couperin Explained

Gervais-François Couperin (22 May 1759 – 11 March 1826) was a representative of the famous Couperin family of composers and organists.

Biography

He studied with his father Armand-Louis Couperin. In 1789, Gervais-François replaced his father at the Sainte-Chapelle organ. Gervais-François succeeded his brother Pierre-Louis Couperin at Notre-Dame de Paris, a position he held until the Revolution. He was later an organist at St-Gervais-et-St-Protais and Saint-Merri (1818–1826).

He married Hélène Thérèse Frey, a singer, with whom he had a daughter, Céleste Thérèse (1793–1860),[1] who succeeded him briefly as the organist at St-Gervais-et-St-Protais. She became the last member of the Couperin musical dynasty.[2]

Gervais-François Couperin died in Paris on 11 March 1826 at the age of 66.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: COUPERIN François - Tombes Sépultures dans les cimetières et autres lieux . 2024-05-28 . www.tombes-sepultures.com.
  2. Web site: Couperin, Célèste-Thérèse - Sophie Drinker Institut . 2024-05-28 . www.sophie-drinker-institut.de.
  3. http://data.bnf.fr/13910874/gervais-francois_couperin_louis_xviii__op__14/ Louis XVIII ou le Retour du bonheur en France