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Couperin

American  
[koopuh-ran] / kupəˈrɛ̃ /

noun

  1. François 1668–1733, French composer.


Couperin British  
/ kuprɛ̃ /

noun

  1. François (frɑ̃swa). 1668–1733, French composer, noted for his harpsichord suites and organ music

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The latter two singers perform on “Amazone”; Mr. Christie also joins for an instrumental work by French composer Louis Couperin.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2022

We could all do with a little enlightenment, supplied by French composers of that period: Rameau, Leclair and Couperin.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2019

Hearing a modern composer arrange an early-18th-century piece is a sort of conversation itself: between Adès and Couperin, across 277 years.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2018

Couperin 350 Con Gioia Early Music Ensemble's salute to the French Baroque composer includes works for solo harpsichord and chamber ensemble.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2018

He greatly missed the salons of Paris, and would ask them to play the music of Couperin, Rameau, and Royer in memory of his homeland.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson