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Couperin that is in manuscript does not seem to have been published. See Guy Oldham, "Louis Couperin: A New Source of French Keyboard Music of the Mid-17th Century", Recherches sur la musique française classique, Vol. I (1960), pp. 51–59). Nivers's other music is
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This is a partial list of surviving works by Nivers. See
William Pruitt, "Bibliographie des Oeuvres de Guillaume Gabriel Nivers", Recherches sur la musique française classique, Vol. XIII (1973), pp. 133–156. Notes on other publications located after that article was published are in papers
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Nivers composed several religious vocal works, and published three organ books (1665, 1667, 1675) containing more than 200 pieces. They include suites in all ancient (ecclesiastical) modes, a mass, hymns, and settings of the
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During his lifetime, Nivers was highly regarded not only as organist and composer but also as a music theorist. His treatise on composition (
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Graduale romano-monasticum in usum et gratiam monialium sub regula S.P.N. Benedicti, Augustini, Francisci militantium
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Nivers's subsequent career was quite illustrious. On 19 June 1678 he was chosen as one of the four organists of the
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Passiones Domini N.J.C. cum lamentationibus
Jeremiae prophetae, et formulis cantus ordinarii officii divini
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Chants et motets à l'usage de l'église et communauté des Dames de la royale maison de St-Louis à St-Cyr
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Motets Đ° voix seule et quelques autres motets Đ° deux voix propres pour les religieuses (1689)
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Nivers was born into a prosperous
Parisian family: his father was a
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Howell, Almonte; Davy-Rigaux, CĂ©cile (2001). "Nicolas
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Livre d'orgue contenant cent pièces de tous les tons de l'église
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Music Theory from
Zarlino to Schenker: A Bibliography and Guide
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Graduale romanum juxta missale sacro-sancti Concilii Tridentini
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Antiphonarium monasticum ad usum sacri ordinis Cluniacensis
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Méthode certaine pour apprendre le plain-chant de l'Église
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