Louis-Claude Daquin
| Louis-Claude | Daquin • d’Aquin |
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Sheet music for Louis-Claude Daquin
Classical Piano Music for the Christmas Season
Solo piano - Early Advanced; Intermediate; Late Intermediate
Selected Works by 20 Composers. Edited by Maurice Hinson. Masterworks; Piano Collection. Alfred Masterwork Library. Classical and Christmas. Songbook. With standard notation. 72 pages. Alfred Music #00-23223. Published by Alfred Music (AP.23223).
Anthology of Baroque Keyboard Music
Piano - Early Advanced; Early Intermediate; Intermediate; Late Intermediate
Late Intermediate to Early Advanced Works by 42 Composers. Edited by Maurice Hinson. Masterworks; Piano Collection. Alfred Masterwork Edition. Baroque; Masterwork. Book. 248 pages. Alfred Music #00-4894. Published by Alfred Music (AP.4894).
Piano Repertoire: Baroque/Classical Level 8
Piano - Level 8
Composed by Keith Snell. Neil A. Kjos Piano Library, Collection. Keith Snell Series. Music book. Neil A. Kjos Music Company #GP608. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.GP608).
The Oxford Book of Christmas Organ Music
Organ (with pedals)
Edited by Robert Gower. Collection. 144 pages. Oxford University Press #9780193751248. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193751248).
Encore!, Book 3
Piano - Early Advanced; Late Intermediate
Book 3. Edited by Jane Magrath. Graded Standard Repertoire; Masterworks; Piano Collection. Encore! Classical and Instructional. Book. 88 pages. Alfred Music #00-307. Published by Alfred Music (AP.307).
An Anthology Of Piano Music, Vol. 1 - The Baroque Period
Piano - Difficulty: medium
Edited by Denes Agay. Yorktown. Baroque. Collection (softcover). With fingerings, glossary of musical terms, performance notes, introductory text and biographical sketches of composers (does not include words to the songs). 232 pages. Music Sales #YK20212. Published by Music Sales (HL.14001214).
His surviving works include four harpsichord suites and his “noels” for organ. He died June 15, 1772 in Paris.
Daquin’s most famous work is “Le Coucou”.
Louis-Claude Daquin was born in Paris on July 4, 1694. He was the son of Louis Daquin and d’Anne Tiersant. He was a child prodigy who at the age of six performed for Louis XIV. He studied with Louis Marchand. He held several positions as organist including Sainte-Chapelle (where he was appointed when he was only twelve years old). He also held positions at the Church of Saint Paul, the Cordeliers (1732), the Chapelle Royale (1739), and titular organist at Notre Dame (1755).