Jacques Champion de Chambonnières was a French harpsichordist, dancer and composer. Born into a musical family, Chambonnières made an illustrious career as court harpsichordist in Paris and was consid
Chambonnières's only extant letter, to Christiaan Huygens. Dated 8 January 1656, it shows Chambonnières's continuing interest in making a journey to the north.
Described as "one of Chambonnières' most beautiful works and deservedly one of his most famous" by Willi Apel, the F major chaconne is seen here as preserved in the famous Bauyn manuscript.
![Les pièces de clavessin [...] livre premier. Paris, 1670. (complete score)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/IMSLP110972-PMLP43746-Chambonnieres_-_Les_Pieces_de_Clavecin_Livre_Premier.pdf/500px-IMSLP110972-PMLP43746-Chambonnieres_-_Les_Pieces_de_Clavecin_Livre_Premier.pdf)
Les pièces de clavessin [...] livre premier. Paris, 1670. (complete score)
Bauyn manuscript
Videos
The Bauyn manuscript is a manuscript in possession of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris. It is, along with several printed collections and the Parville manuscript, one of the most importan
Jacques Champion de Chambonnières
…some 20 manuscript sources, most of which were discovered only in the mid- and late 20th century. Two of these are of particular importance: the famous Bauyn manuscript and a manuscript in the collection of Guy Oldham in London. The Bauyn manuscript includes, among other pieces, alternative versions of almost all the…
Bauyn unmeasured