Pierre-Claude Foucquet
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Pierre-Claude Foucquet was a French organist
and harpsichord
ist.
Pierre-Claude Foucquet was born in Paris, the son of Pierre Foucquet and Anna-Barbe Domballe. He was born into a family of musicians. At age 18, he was appointed as the organist at Saint Honoré church in Paris. Following this appointment he was the organist in several important churches: the Royal Abbey of St Victor (destroyed during the French Revolution), the St Eustache church, the Chapel Royal where he succeeded François d'Agincourt
(1758), and the Notre-Dame Cathedral. At the end of his life he had to resign his appointment as organist due to illness, but was given a pension by the King.
His output includes:
Three harpsichord books (before 1751)
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
and harpsichord
Harpsichord
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
ist.
Pierre-Claude Foucquet was born in Paris, the son of Pierre Foucquet and Anna-Barbe Domballe. He was born into a family of musicians. At age 18, he was appointed as the organist at Saint Honoré church in Paris. Following this appointment he was the organist in several important churches: the Royal Abbey of St Victor (destroyed during the French Revolution), the St Eustache church, the Chapel Royal where he succeeded François d'Agincourt
François d'Agincourt
François d'Agincourt was a French harpsichordist, organist, and composer. He spent most of his life in Rouen, his native city, where he worked as organist of the Rouen Cathedral and of three smaller churches. Highly regarded during his lifetime, d'Agincourt was one of the organists of the royal...
(1758), and the Notre-Dame Cathedral. At the end of his life he had to resign his appointment as organist due to illness, but was given a pension by the King.
His output includes:
Three harpsichord books (before 1751)
- Pièces de clavecin – Oeuvre première - Les Caractères de la Paix in C:
- La Renommée
- Marche en rondeau
- Fanfare
- Le Feu
- Les Grâces pour musette
- 2ème Musette
- Les Ris: rondeau
- Tambourin
- Les Jeux: rondeau
- Second Livre de Pièces de clavecin
- Les Forgerons, le Concert des faunes et autres pièces de clavecin. Troisième Livre
- Several arias for two parts and continuo (‘’La belle Silvie’’ etc.)