Gervais-François Couperin

Gervais-François Couperin (22 May 1759 – 11 March 1826) was a representative of the famous Couperin family of composers and organists.

Biography Main Organ at the Paris Saint Gervais - Saint Protais church where the Couperin family played. He studied with his father Armand-Louis Couperin. In 1789, Gervais-François replaced his father at the Sainte-Chapelle organ. Gervais-François succeeded his brother Pierre-Louis Couperin at Notre-Dame de Paris, a position he held until the Revolution. He was later an organist at St-Gervais-et-St-Protais and Saint-Merri (1818–1826).

He married Hélène Thérèse Frey, a singer, with whom he had a daughter, Céleste Thérèse (1793–1860), who succeeded him briefly as the organist at St-Gervais-et-St-Protais. She became the last member of the Couperin musical dynasty.

Gervais-François Couperin died in Paris on 11 March 1826 at the age of 66.

Works 1782: Rondo in D major for harpsichord or pianoforte 1788: Deux Sonates Op. 1 for harpsichord or pianoforte with violin and violoncello ad libitum 1790: Ah ! Ça ira !, variations for harpsichord 1797: Ouvertures d'Iphigénie et de Démophon for the pianoforte and violin ad libitum 1797: Les Incroyables et Les Merveilleuses for pianoforte 1799: Premier Recueil contenant six Romances, avec accompagnement de piano-forte ou harpe 1816: Louis XVIII ou le Retour du bonheur en France.