François Couperin: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Maurice Cauchie, Thematic Index of the Works of François Couperin (1949, reprinted 1976); Wilfrid Mellers, François Couperin and the French Classical Tradition, new rev. ed. (1987); Philippe Beaussant, François Couperin (1990); David Tunley, François Couperin and “The Perfection of Music” (2004).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Nov 06, 2025
Anniversary information added. Sep 07, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Feb 23, 2024
Replaced media. Nov 22, 2022
Add new Web site: Bach Cantatas Website - Biography of Fran�ois Couperin. Sep 25, 2014
Replaced black-and-white image of Couperin with a larger, higher-resolution portrait. Mar 19, 2012
Added new Web site: Naxos Classical Music - Biography of Francois Couperin. Oct 03, 2007
Added new Web site: Naxos Classical Music - Biography of Fran�ois Couperin. Oct 03, 2007
Added new Web site: Here of a Sunday Morning - Biography of Fran�ois Couperin. Oct 03, 2007
Bibliography revised. May 30, 2007
Article revised and updated. May 30, 2007
Article revised and updated. May 11, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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