Nicolas de Grigny

Nicolas de Grigny (baptized September 8, 1672 – November 30, 1703) was a French organist and one of the leading French organ composers of his time. Contrapuntally more complex than most (if not all) music of the era, Grigny's work stands at the pinnacle of French baroque organ music. His only rivals in terms of both musical science and religious inspiration were François Couperin and Louis Marchand. He was born in Reims in 1672 into a family of musicians: his grandfather