What is François Couperin?
[[File:François Couperin.jpg|thumb|François Couperin]] '''François Couperin''' (born in [[Paris]] on 10 November 1668; died in Paris, on 12 September 1733) was a [[French people|French]] [[composer]] who lived in the [[Baroque music|Baroque]] period. Many of his relatives were composers. He is often called ''François Couperin le Grand'' (The Great) because he was the most famous of the Couperin family. He is best known today for his [[harpsichord]] music. He wrote several pieces which he called ''Ordres'' meaning the same as the word ''suite'' i.e. a collection of dance movements. Sometimes these movements have strange titles and we cannot always be sure what they mean. Some of them may have been nicknames of people he knew. He also wrote important [[Organ (music)|organ]] music. He never had a family of his own before he died. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Couperin, Francois}} [[Category:1668 births]] [[Category:1733 deaths]] [[Category:18th-century French composers]] [[Category:Baroque composers]] [[Category:Harpsichordists]] [[Category:French organists]] [[Category:17th-century French composers]]