Nicolas de Grigny
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Nicolas de Grigny (baptised September 8, 1672 - November 30, 1703) was a French organist and composer.
He was born in Reims in a family of musicians. He studied with Nicolas Lebègue then he served at St. Denis near Paris from 1693 before returning to Reims in 1696, where he served as the cathedral's organist until his death, 31 years old. He was married in 1695 and had seven children.
His only preserved work, Premier livre d’orgue (1699), which contains organ music for a variety of liturgical uses, was admired by Johann Sebastian Bach, who made a copy of it. It contains a suite of pieces for accompanying mass, and five hymns in several parts (Veni creator, Pange lingua, Verbum supernum, Ave Maris stella, A solis ortus).
Grigny's work stands at the pinacle of french baroque organ music ; his only rivals were François Couperin and Louis Marchand for both musical science and religious inspiration.
External links
Listen to pieces from A solis ortus by Grigny
Plein jeu (http://www.aristote.asso.fr/gui/Sons/grignypleinjeu.wav)
Trio (http://www.aristote.asso.fr/gui/Sons/grignytrio.wav)
Point d'orgue sur les grands jeux (http://www.aristote.asso.fr/gui/Sons/grignypoint.wav)
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