François Cappus

François Cappus (16?? – Dijon, November 1716) was a French composer. Early life François Cappus was the son of legal counselor, Maitre Blaise Cappus, Bailiff for Parlement at Aix en Provence. He married Anne Hervelin (16?? - Dijon, March 1692). They were buried together in Saint-Etienne church of Dijon. The couple had three sons, among them the composer Jean Cappus, and three daughters. Career Shortly after his death, Cappus was referred to as a ‘good organist who had a healthy appetite, he died at a ripe old age’. He was also a singer at Dijon Cathedral, and was appointed to an official post in 1683 to ‘sing at all the important events’. Works A dozen of his vocal compositions have survived, sometimes erroneously attributed to his son Jean Cappus. 1693 Air for 1 singer and continuo Printemps, gardez-vous bien. 1694 Six airs for 1 singer and continuo Vous estes insensible au tourment, Je meurs (bis) tous les jours, Quand, pressé par l’excès, Amour, avant que ma constance, Taisez-vous (bis) tendres mouvements, Que ces vastes forests solitaires. Two airs Que l’amour est charmant, for three voices, Quand le feu fait sentir, for one singer with a recitative for bass “air à boire”. 1699