Classical Composers Datebook: January 12
Jacques Duphly (January 12, 1715 – July 15, 1789), was a French harpsichordist and composer. Born in Rouen, France, he was the son of Jacques-Agathe Duphly and Marie-Louise Boivin. As a boy, he studied the harpsichord and organ, and was employed as organist at the cathedral in Evreux.
His teachers were Francois d'Agincourt and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. After his father died in 1742, Duphly moved to Paris, where he became famous as a performer and teacher. Pascal Taskin, a prominent harpsichord maker of the time, considered him to be one of the best teachers in Paris.
About fifty-two works by Duphly are known, most of which were published in the four volumes of harpsichord music in 1744, 1748, 1756 and 1768. His music is similar in style to that of Rameau and Francois Couperin.
Resources:
Jacques Duphly. Last.FM. Accessed 12 January 2014.
Jacques Duphly (January 12, 1715 – July 15, 1789), was a French harpsichordist and composer. Born in Rouen, France, he was the son of Jacques-Agathe Duphly and Marie-Louise Boivin. As a boy, he studied the harpsichord and organ, and was employed as organist at the cathedral in Evreux.
His teachers were Francois d'Agincourt and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. After his father died in 1742, Duphly moved to Paris, where he became famous as a performer and teacher. Pascal Taskin, a prominent harpsichord maker of the time, considered him to be one of the best teachers in Paris.
About fifty-two works by Duphly are known, most of which were published in the four volumes of harpsichord music in 1744, 1748, 1756 and 1768. His music is similar in style to that of Rameau and Francois Couperin.
Resources:
- Kennedy, Michael, Ed. The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Rev. Edition. Oxford: OUP, 1994 (Reprinted 2001).
- Sadie, Standley, Ed. The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music, new updated edition. London: Macmillan, 1994.
Jacques Duphly. Last.FM. Accessed 12 January 2014.
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