Francois Roberday

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François Roberday (21 March 1624 – 13 October 1680) was a French Baroque organist and composer. One of the last exponents of the French polyphonic music tradition established by Jean Titelouze and Louis Couperin, Roberday is best remembered today for his Fugues et caprices, a collection of four-part contrapuntal organ pieces. He was born in Paris in 1624, most probably in March. His family was one of goldsmiths and musicians: his father, a renowned goldsmith, owned a pipe organ and François himself was the brother-in-law of Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, one of the most famous French composers and harpsichordist to the King of France. After his father's death, Roberday was appointed King's goldsmith, and in 1659 he bought the job of the official manservant to the Queen. Unfortunately, Roberday's business gradually declined and by the time of his death he was quite poor. He died in 1680 in Auffargis, a village south of Paris, during an epidemic. Roberday was organist of several churches in Paris, most notably the Notre-Dame des Victoires church and the Petits-Pères church. He was also known as a teacher and Jean-Baptiste Lully may have been one of his pupils. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Messe en la memoire d'un prince

Un concert pour Mazarin

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Messe en la mémoire d'un prince

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The Heritage Of Frescobaldi Vol. 2

Les Fugues et Caprices

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Les Orgues de Paris (Disc 1)

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Roberday: Les Fugues et Caprices - L. Couperin: Simphonies,

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Orgues de Provence (1971-1974)

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Philippe Jaroussky - Un concert pour Mazarin

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Musiques À Versailles

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Chamber Music

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