Jacques Boyvin: Livre d’orgue II, Ton 1

Title: Premier ton Alternative Title: Suite du Premier ton From Publication: Second livre d’orgue, contenant les huit tons, à l’usage ordinaire de l’Eglise. Composer: Jacques Boyvin ( — 1706) Movements: I. Prelude grave (00:00) II. Prelude à deux chœurs (01:46) III. Duo (04:00) IV. Fugue grave (05:42) V. Recit tendre (07:22) VI. Grand Dialogue (09:18) Performer: David Ponsford Album: French Organ Music from the Golden Age, Vol. 6: Jacques Boyvin (2018) Description: Jacques Boyvin (c. 1649 – 30 June 1706) was a French Baroque composer and organist. He was probably born in Paris and studied there. One of his first jobs was that of organist of the Parisian church des Quinze-Vingts, and in 1674 he was appointed titular organist of the Rouen Cathedral, where Jean Titelouze served as organist some 40 years earlier. Other jobs included playing the organ of Rouen’s Saint Herbland Church and supervising the rebui