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—a moderately slow, serious dance (German) usually in duple meter and binary form. Often the first movement of suite. From the French word for "German."
- 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.