One had his organ works collected in a manuscript named for Guy Oldham and wrote a piece in memory of the lute player Blancrocher.
One had his organ works collected in a manuscript named for Guy Oldham and wrote a piece in memory of the lute player Blancrocher. Their roots can be traced to a vineyard owner named Mathurin, whose descendents, such as Nicholas and Armand-Louis, had a hold over the position of organist at Saint Gervais. The most successful member wrote a book called The Art of Playing the Keyboard, composed pieces imagining the apotheosis of his contemporaries Corelli and Lully, and was memorialized in a "Tomb" suite by Maurice Ravel. FTP, name this family of French Baroque composers that included Francois "le Grand."
One had his organ works collected in a manuscript named for Guy Oldham and wrote a piece in memory of the lute player Blancrocher.
{Couperin} (Francois’ uncle Louis was the composer referred to in the leadin)