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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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In his recital program and Sony recording “Baroque Conversations,” Mr. Greilsammer brought Rameau, Couperin and Frescobaldi into feisty encounters with modernists like Feldman, Lachenmann and Matan Porat.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2020

Another nonagenarian, Scottish composer Thea Musgrave, who turns 91 this month, was represented by a quirky piece for piccolo and piano that took its inspiration from Couperin.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2019

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

What matters more than the identities of the people in these portraits — both those of Couperin and Fragonard — is the game of discovery and detection, like the thrill of a masked ball.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2017

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