Pièces de clavecin, Livre 1

by Francois Couperin

Published 1713
Works 5

First book of harpsichord suites (ordres), published Paris 1713. Contains Ordres 1–5, spanning about 180 minutes of music. Opening with the grand Ordre 1er in G minor (18 pieces), the book ranges across G minor, D minor, C minor, F major, and A major, mixing traditional Baroque dances (allemandes, courantes, sarabandes, gigues) with programmatic character pieces. Freely available on IMSLP (public domain).

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