List of compositions by François Couperin explained

The following is a complete list of compositions by François Couperin.

Instrumental compositions

For harpsichord

L’Art de Toucher le Clavecin (1716), a didactic treatise that includes eight Préludes and an Allemande amounting to about 14 minutes of music.

Premier Livre, or First Book (1713)Ordres 1 to 5 — about 180 minutes of music

Second Livre, or Second Book (1717)Ordres 6 to 12 — about 165 minutes of music

Troisième Livre, or Third Book (1722)Ordres 13 to 19 — about 135 minutes of music

Quatrième Livre, or Fourth Book (1730)Ordres 20 to 27 — about 145 minutes of music

For organ

Two Mass settings (1690)

Chamber music

Sonades [sic] en trio, or Trio Sonatas (ca. 1690):

Sonade [sic] en quatuor, or Quartet Sonata (ca. 1695):

Les concerts royaux (1714)

Nouveaux concerts, ou Les goûts réunis (1724)

Sonades [sic] et suites de simphonies [sic] en trio “Les Nations” (1726)
This set of trio pieces (two unspecified treble parts plus basso continuo) consists of four trio sonatas (all written earlier and listed above) each followed by a 20-minute dance suite:

Apothéoses, trio sonatas (1724-5):

Pièces de violes (1728): 2 suites

Sacred vocal

Leçons de ténèbres (1714)
These are all for Wednesday. Couperin did not write for the Thursday or Friday light-dimming offices.

Antiphons, psalm settings & canticles:

Offertories:

Motets:

Secular vocal

Canons:

Songs: