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François Couperin Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

François Couperin, a French composer who released harpsichord pieces with elegant and emblematic titles that set them apart from typical dance music.

Known as “le Grand Couperin” due to his particular fame among the many musicians in the Couperin family, which produced numerous artists.

At 18, he became the organist of Saint-Gervais Church—an episode that offers a glimpse of his exceptional talent.

This time, we present a ranking of François Couperin’s most popular works!

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François Couperin Popular Songs Ranking [2026]
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1From Harpsichord Pieces, Book II, Suite No. 11François Couperin
From Harpsichord Pieces, Book II, Suite No. 11François Couperinplay_arrow
Monika Foryś performs Suite No. 11 from Book II of the Pièces de clavecin.
2Pièces de clavecin, Book II, Suite No. 6, No. 5: “The Mysterious Barricades”François Couperin
Pièces de clavecin, Book II, Suite No. 6, No. 5: “The Mysterious Barricades”François Couperinplay_arrow
Among the musicians from the Couperin family, the most distinguished...
3Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 13, No. 2: “The Reeds”François Couperin
Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 13, No. 2: “The Reeds”François Couperinplay_arrow
A baroque flute adorned with elegant and beautiful ornamentation...
4From Pièces de clavecin, Book IV, Suite No. 27François CouperinPièces de clavecin Book IV, Suite No. 27 (Pi…)
5Club-sun techniqueFrançois Couperin
Club-sun techniqueFrançois Couperinplay_arrow
A masterpiece that fully conveys the harpsichord’s charm…
6Harpsichord Pieces, Book I, Suite I, No. 13: “The Bourbon Lady (Gavotte)”François Couperin
Harpsichord Pieces, Book I, Suite I, No. 13: “The Bourbon Lady (Gavotte)”François Couperinplay_arrow
A French composer representing the Baroque era f...
7Harpsichord Pieces, Book I, Suite No. 1: No. 3François Couperin
Harpsichord Pieces, Book I, Suite No. 1: No. 3François Couperinplay_arrow
Harpsichord Pieces, Book I, Suite No. 1 (Pie…)
8Harpsichord Pieces, Book II, Suite No. 6, No. 1: “The Harvesters”François Couperin
Harpsichord Pieces, Book II, Suite No. 6, No. 1: “The Harvesters”François Couperinplay_arrow
Representative composers of French Baroque music include…
9Harpsichord Pieces, Book II, Suite No. 6, No. 8: “The Insect”François Couperin
Harpsichord Pieces, Book II, Suite No. 6, No. 8: “The Insect”François Couperinplay_arrow
François Couperin was a composer active from the 17th to the 1...
10From ‘Pièces de clavecin’ Book II, Suite No. 6: No. 1François Couperin
From 'Pièces de clavecin' Book II, Suite No. 6: No. 1François Couperinplay_arrow
Pièces de clavecin, Book II, Suite No. 6 (Pie…
11From ‘Pièces de clavecin’ Book II, Suite No. 6, No. 5François Couperin
From 'Pièces de clavecin' Book II, Suite No. 6, No. 5François Couperinplay_arrow
A mysterious aura woven by the harpsichord’s elegant timbre...
12From Pièces de clavecin, Book II, Suite No. 8: Nos. 1–7François Couperin
From Pièces de clavecin, Book II, Suite No. 8: Nos. 1–7François Couperinplay_arrow
Selected from Couperin’s Pieces for Harpsichord…
13From the Second Book of Harpsichord Pieces, Suite No. 8, No. 8François Couperin
From the Second Book of Harpsichord Pieces, Suite No. 8, No. 8François Couperinplay_arrow
Pièces de clavecin, Book II, Suite No. 8 (Pié… )
14From the Second Book of Harpsichord Pieces, Suite No. 9, No. 1François Couperin
From the Second Book of Harpsichord Pieces, Suite No. 9, No. 1François Couperinplay_arrow
Pièces de clavecin, Book II, Suite No. 9 (Pie…
15Harpsichord Pieces, Book III, Suite No. 13, No. 1: “The Lily Blossoms”François Couperin
Harpsichord Pieces, Book III, Suite No. 13, No. 1: “The Lily Blossoms”François Couperinplay_arrow
It developed mainly in the courts and churches during the Baroque period…
16Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 13, No. 3: “The Ribbon for the Bodice”François Couperin
Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 13, No. 3: “The Ribbon for the Bodice”François Couperinplay_arrow
The harpsichord, a keyboard instrument from the Baroque era, …
17Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 13, No. 4: “The French Temperament, or The Domino”François Couperin
Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 13, No. 4: “The French Temperament, or The Domino”François Couperinplay_arrow
Radiating with refined style and a host of iconic titles…
18From Clavecin Pieces, Book III, Suite No. 13François Couperin
From Clavecin Pieces, Book III, Suite No. 13François Couperinplay_arrow
Pièces de Clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 13 (Pi…)
19From Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 13: No. 2 ‘The Reeds’François Couperin
From Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 13: No. 2 'The Reeds'François Couperinplay_arrow
Composed in B minor, this work is supple and graceful...
20Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 14, No. 1: “The Love Nightingale”François Couperin
Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 14, No. 1: “The Love Nightingale”François Couperinplay_arrow
François Couperin was a composer of the Baroque era...
21Harpsichord Pieces, Book III, Suite No. 14, No. 7: “The Bells of the Island of Cythera”François Couperin
Harpsichord Pieces, Book III, Suite No. 14, No. 7: “The Bells of the Island of Cythera”François Couperinplay_arrow
Couperin, a musician active in the Baroque era, ...
22From Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 14: No. 1 and No. 2François Couperin
From Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 14: No. 1 and No. 2François Couperinplay_arrow
Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 14 (Pi…
23From the Third Book of Harpsichord Pieces, Suite No. 14, No. 6François Couperin
From the Third Book of Harpsichord Pieces, Suite No. 14, No. 6François Couperinplay_arrow
Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 14 (Pi…
24From the Third Book of Harpsichord Pieces, Suite No. 14, No. 2: “The Nightingale in Love”François Couperin
From the Third Book of Harpsichord Pieces, Suite No. 14, No. 2: “The Nightingale in Love”François Couperinplay_arrow
1 characterized by the elegant timbre of the harpsichord…
25Harpsichord Pieces, Book III, Suite No. 14: No. 7 “The Bells of Cythera”François Couperin
Harpsichord Pieces, Book III, Suite No. 14: No. 7 “The Bells of Cythera”François Couperinplay_arrow
Like quietly flowing water, the bells of the island of Cythera…
26From Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 15: No. 4 and No. 5François Couperin
From Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 15: No. 4 and No. 5François Couperinplay_arrow
Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 15 (Pi…)
27Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 17, No. 2: “The Little Windmill”François Couperin
Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 17, No. 2: “The Little Windmill”François Couperinplay_arrow
Fra...
28From Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 17François Couperin
From Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 17François Couperinplay_arrow
Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 17 (Pi…)
29Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 18, No. 3 “La religieuse Monique”François Couperin
Pièces de clavecin, Book III, Suite No. 18, No. 3 “La religieuse Monique”François Couperinplay_arrow
An important composer of French Baroque music, and...
30Harpsichord Pieces, Book III, Suite No. 18, No. 6: “Tick-Tock-Choc, or The Olive Press”François Couperin
Harpsichord Pieces, Book III, Suite No. 18, No. 6: “Tick-Tock-Choc, or The Olive Press”François Couperinplay_arrow
François Couperin’s works are Baroque…
31From the Third Book of Harpsichord Pieces, Suite No. 18François Couperin
From the Third Book of Harpsichord Pieces, Suite No. 18François Couperinplay_arrow
Suite No. 18 from Book 3 of the Pièces de clavecin, performed by Xingyin Tang.
32Harpsichord Pieces, Book IV, Suite No. 23, No. 2: “The Knitting Women”François Couperin
Harpsichord Pieces, Book IV, Suite No. 23, No. 2: “The Knitting Women”François Couperinplay_arrow
François, the master of French Baroque music, ...
33From Harpsichord Pieces, Book IV, Suite No. 24François Couperin
From Harpsichord Pieces, Book IV, Suite No. 24François Couperinplay_arrow
“The Harpsichord Pieces” worked on by Couperin.…
34Harpsichord Pieces, Book IV, Suite No. 25: No. 1François Couperin
Harpsichord Pieces, Book IV, Suite No. 25: No. 1François Couperinplay_arrow
Pièces de clavecin, Book IV, Suite No. 25 (Pi…
35From Pièces de clavecin, Book IV, Suite No. 25: No. 2François Couperin
From Pièces de clavecin, Book IV, Suite No. 25: No. 2François Couperinplay_arrow
Among the pieces in the harpsichord collections, this work is particularly popular…
36Harpsichord Pieces, Book IV, Suite 25: No. 5François Couperin
Harpsichord Pieces, Book IV, Suite 25: No. 5François Couperinplay_arrow
Pièces de clavecin, Book IV, Suite No. 25 (Pi…
37From ‘Pièces de clavecin’ (Harpsichord Pieces), Book IV, Suite No. 26François Couperin
From 'Pièces de clavecin' (Harpsichord Pieces), Book IV, Suite No. 26François Couperinplay_arrow
Erin Hales performs Suite No. 26 from Book 4 of the Pièces de Clavecin.
38Sonata “Sultana”François Couperin
Sonata “Sultana”François Couperinplay_arrow
This quartet, known as one of Couperin’s representative works…
39Tenebrae MonodyFrançois Couperin
Tenebrae MonodyFrançois Couperinplay_arrow
Using the Old Testament’s Lamentations of Jeremiah as the text...
40Trio Sonata ‘Stankirk’François Couperin
Trio Sonata 'Stankirk'François Couperinplay_arrow
A masterpiece left by Couperin. Two violins…
41Trio Sonata in G minor “Astrée”François Couperin
Trio Sonata in G minor “Astrée”François Couperinplay_arrow
Trio Sonata in G Minor “Astre (L’A…)”
42Mount Parnassus, or An Ode to CorelliFrançois Couperin
Mount Parnassus, or An Ode to CorelliFrançois Couperinplay_arrow
From seven movements packed with the charm of the harpsichord…
43Mass for the ParishFrançois Couperin
Mass for the ParishFrançois Couperinplay_arrow
A 17th-century French composer. From a family of musicians…
44Royal Concert – Concerto No. 2 in D majorFrançois Couperin
Royal Concert – Concerto No. 2 in D majorFrançois Couperinplay_arrow
Royal Concerts, known as one of Couperin's masterpieces...
45The Court Concert – Concert No. 3 in A majorFrançois Couperin
The Court Concert – Concert No. 3 in A majorFrançois Couperinplay_arrow
Royal Palace Concert – Concert No. 3 …
46Concert at the Royal Palace – Concert No. 4 in E minorFrançois Couperin
Concert at the Royal Palace – Concert No. 4 in E minorFrançois Couperinplay_arrow
Royal Palace Concert – Concert No. 4 …
47Suite Collection ‘People of Various Nations’ Suite No. 1 ‘The French’François Couperin
Suite Collection 'People of Various Nations' Suite No. 1 'The French'François Couperinplay_arrow
Suite collection 'People of Various Lands' — Suite No. 1 'The French…'
48Suite collection “People of Various Nations”, Second Suite “The Spaniards”François Couperin
Suite collection “People of Various Nations”, Second Suite “The Spaniards”François Couperinplay_arrow
Suite Collection “People of Various Lands,” Suite No. 2 “Spaniards…”
49Suite Collection ‘Peoples of Various Countries’ – Suite No. 3 ‘Peoples of the Holy Roman Empire’François Couperin
Suite Collection 'Peoples of Various Countries' - Suite No. 3 'Peoples of the Holy Roman Empire'François Couperinplay_arrow
For chamber music composed by Couperin in his very last years…
50Collection of Suites “Peoples of Various Countries” Suite No. 4 “The Piedmontese”François Couperin
Collection of Suites “Peoples of Various Countries” Suite No. 4 “The Piedmontese”François Couperinplay_arrow
A chamber work brimming with the allure of Baroque music, “...
51Fusion of Hobbies – Concerto No. 14 in D minorFrançois Couperin
Fusion of Hobbies – Concerto No. 14 in D minorFrançois Couperinplay_arrow
Fusion of Tastes – Concerto No. 14 in D minor…
52Fusion of Hobbies – Concerto No. 7 in G minorFrançois Couperin
Fusion of Hobbies - Concerto No. 7 in G minorFrançois Couperinplay_arrow
Fusion of Hobbies – Concert No. 7 in G minor…
53Fusion of Hobbies – from Concert No. 8 in G majorFrançois Couperin
Fusion of Hobbies – from Concert No. 8 in G majorFrançois Couperinplay_arrow
Fusion of Hobbies – Concerto No. 8 in G major…