Couperin, François - http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=2210
Biography noting his musical family and his own abilities on keyboard and as composer, particularly for the harpsichord with summary list of works. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. |
Couperin, François (le grand) - http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/couperin1733.html
Biographical outline with recommended recordings and readings. Includes external links to essays. From Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers. |
Francois Couperin - http://www.classiccat.net/couperin_f_1668/
Biography, links, and directory of free MP3 audio files from Classic Cat. |
Francois Couperin - http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/235.htm
Brief biographical sketch, caricature, comments on church, harpsichord, and chamber music, and Naxos/HNH discography. |
François Couperin - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Couperin
Wikipedia article with life, summary of musical style and output, and internal references to related people and topics. |
François Couperin - http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/couperin.html
Brief biography from Timothy Smith's Sojourn pages. Notes his influence on J. S. Bach. |
François Couperin - http://www.karadar.it/Dictionary/couperin.html
Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary article includes MIDI audio files and brief biography with illustrations and facsimiles of compositions. |
François Couperin - http://baroque-music.com/frames/info/couperin.shtml
Biography and principal works from Baroque Music. |
François Couperin - http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0183641/
IMDb listing includes films using his compositions. |
François Couperin (Le Grand) - http://www.baroquemusic.org/bqxcoup.html
Portrait and detailed biography from Michael Sartorius' Arton Baroque Composers and Musicians. |
François Couperin: Le Grand - http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=28
Biographical timeline and keyworks with recommended recordings and readings. |
Kunst der Fuge | François Couperin - http://www.kunstderfuge.com/midi-c.htm#couperin
"Mass for the Parishes" and "Les Fastes de la Grande et Ancienne Ménéstrandise" in MIDI audio format (free downloadable). |
NewOlde.com - François Couperin - http://www.newolde.com/couperin_francois.htm
Biography from New Grove 2, recent and recommended recordings, books, sheet music and links. |