Louis Couperin

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(1785) Wolfgang Amadeus [Amadé] Mozart: Premiere of piano concerto in d minor KV 466, in Vienna, Austria, with Mozart at the piano.
(1840) Gaetano Donizetti: Premiere of La Figlia del Regimento, in Paris, France, with Donizetti conducting.
(1879) Franz von Suppé: Premiere of Boccaccio, in Vienna, Austria.
(1903) Anton Bruckner: Premiere of Symphony no. 9 in d minor, in Vienna, Austria.
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[details ←] Passacaglia, guitar,
[details ←] Preludes non mesures
[details ←] Pieces De Clavecin Volume 1, harpsichord,
[details ←] Pieces De Clavecin Volume 2, harpsichord,
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♩ French composers
♩ Baroque composers
Born: ca. 1626 — Chaumes-en-Brie — France
Died: 29 August 1661 — Paris — France
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Music

Composed 215 surviving works for harpsichord.

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From a musical family, his nephew was François Couperin.

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