Cuckoo

Japanese: 《カッコウ》 - かっこう
Cuckoo

…In 1739 he became organist at the Royal Chapel (earning the title of “King’s Organist”), and in 1755 at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. He left behind only two collections of music: “New Noëls for Organ and Clubsin” (c. 1740) which retains traces of Daquin’s virtuosity, and “Collection of Clubsin, Book 1” (1735) which follows the style of Couperin and Rameau, with “Le coucou” in particular being known for its lovely title piece. [Funayama Nobuko]…

*Some of the terminology that mentions "cuckoo" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…39年王室礼拝堂(〈王のオルガン奏者〉の称号を得る),55年パリのノートル・ダム大聖堂のオルガン奏者になる。残された作品は二つの曲集のみで,《オルガンとクラブサン用の新ノエル集》(1740ころ)はダカンの名手ぶりのなごりをとどめ,《クラブサン曲集 第1巻》(1735)は,クープランやラモーの作風を踏襲した作風であるが,とくに《カッコウLe coucou》は愛らしい標題作品として知られている。【船山 信子】。…

※「《カッコウ》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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