Pierre-Claude Foucquet (1694 – February 13, 1772) was a French

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. In addition, an organist may accompany congregational h ...

and harpsichordist. 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 French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in coup of 18 Brumaire, November 1799. Many of its ...

), the St Eustache church, the Chapel Royal where he succeeded

François d'Agincourt François d'Agincourt (also d'Agincour, Dagincourt, Dagincour) (1684 – 30 April 1758) 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 Cathedra ...

(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.)

External links

* 1694 births 1772 deaths French classical organists French male organists Cathedral organists French harpsichordists French male classical composers French Baroque composers 18th-century keyboardists 18th-century classical composers 18th-century French composers 18th-century French male musicians 17th-century male musicians Male classical organists {{organist-stub

See also

External links