François Couperin (1668-1733)
Nationality:
French
Born: November 10, 1668, Paris Died: September 11, 1733, Paris (age 64)
Concert No. 3 in A major, Concerts royaux (for violin, flute, oboe, bass viol and bassoon)
(for violin, flute, oboe, bass viol and bassoon)
| 1:54 | I. | Prélude. Lentement | |
| 2:15 | II. | Allemande. Légèrement | |
| 2:13 | III. | Courante | |
| 3:28 | IV. | Sarabande. Grave | |
| 1:35 | V. | Gavotte | |
| 3:20 | VI. | Muzette. Naivement | |
| 3:10 | VII. | Chaconne. Légère |
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Published:
1722 (age 53-54)
5 recordings,
29 videos
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1:28
Trio Settecento
I.
Prélude. Lentement
2:02
Trio Settecento
II.
Allemande. Légèrement
2:02
Trio Settecento
III.
Courante
3:50
Trio Settecento
IV.
Sarabande. Grave
1:24
Trio Settecento
V.
Gavotte
2:26
Trio Settecento
VI.
Muzette. Naivement
2:55
Trio Settecento
VII.
Chaconne. Légère
2:13
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
I.
Prélude. Lentement
2:07
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
II.
Allemande. Légèrement
2:11
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
III.
Courante
3:49
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
IV.
Sarabande. Grave
1:38
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
V.
Gavotte
3:05
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
VI.
Muzette. Naivement
3:01
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
VII.
Chaconne. Légère
1:52
I Fiori Musicali
I.
Prélude. Lentement
2:25
I Fiori Musicali
II.
Allemande. Légèrement
2:01
I Fiori Musicali
III.
Courante
3:08
I Fiori Musicali
IV.
Sarabande. Grave
1:43
I Fiori Musicali
V.
Gavotte
2:40
I Fiori Musicali
VI.
Muzette. Naivement
3:12
I Fiori Musicali
VII.
Chaconne. Légère
1:55
Aulos Ensemble
I.
Prélude. Lentement
2:31
Aulos Ensemble
II.
Allemande. Légèrement
2:16
Aulos Ensemble
III.
Courante
3:02
Aulos Ensemble
IV.
Sarabande. Grave
1:36
Aulos Ensemble
V.
Gavotte
3:20
Aulos Ensemble
VI.
Muzette. Naivement
3:00
Aulos Ensemble
VII.
Chaconne. Légère
16:45
Akademia Muzyczna w Łodzi
glossary
- allemande, allemanda, allemand, almain, almaine, alman—In the Renaissance/Baroque eras, a moderately slow, serious dance usually in duple meter and binary form. Often the first movement of suite. From the French word for "German." Later usage (e.g. Haydn, etc.) might suggest more generally "in a German style", e.g. a folk dance, perhaps even lively and in a triple meter like a Ländler.
- chaconne, ciaconna [I], ciacona, chiacona, ciaccona, chacony—a Baroque term for a musical form comprising a series of variations over an unchanging short theme or ground base. chaconne and passacaglia are closely related if not indistinguishablewiki
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- courante, corrente, courant, corant—a triple-meter Renaissance / Baroque dance with regional nuances (e.g. Italian, French)
- gavotte, gavotta—Originally a French folk dance that became a courtly dance with Louis XIV and subsequently used in Baroque suites. Moderate tempo in duple rhythm often beginning on an upbeat in a pick-up measure.
- grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
- leggiero, leggero, con leggerezza, léger [F], légèrement, avec légèreté—lightly, nimbly, quick, graceful
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- musette, muzette—an air or dance with drones in imitation of the sound of the bagpipe typically evoking a pastoral setting
- prelude, prélude, präludium [G], präludien [G, pl], praeludium, preludio—a movement preceding another almost by way of introduction: to let listeners and players acclimate, often to prepare for greater demands ahead
- quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet
- sarabande, saraband, sarabanda—A Spanish Renaissance / Baroque dance in triple meter. In France and Germany, it tended to be slow and stately.