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to the King of France. After his father's death, Roberday was appointed King's goldsmith, and in 1659 he bought the job of the official manservant to the Queen. Unfortunately, Roberday's business gradually declined and by the time of his death he was quite poor. He died in 1680 in
229:, a collection of organ pieces published in 1660 in Paris. The collection includes twelve four-voice fugues, of which numbers 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 and 9 are paired with 233:, based on the subjects of their corresponding fugues, which he instructs to be played 'at discretion and very slowly'. These too feature four-part 410: 319: 89: 420: 380: 61: 68: 42: 415: 385: 75: 390: 108: 364:
Ferrard, Jean. "Roberday, François." Grove Music Online. 2001. Oxford University Press. Date of access 1 Feb. 2024.
198:, most notably the Notre-Dame des Victoires church and the Petits-Pères church. He was also known as a teacher and 57: 315: 237:, although slightly less complex than that in the fugues. The fugues use subjects with extensive usage of longer 46: 405: 245:. Many of the pieces feature multiple sections, with a few double fugues and some variation fugues present. 330: 252:
influence and many of the pieces are based on themes from miscellaneous composers of the era, including
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Facsimile of the title page of the original printed edition of Roberday's
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and musicians: his father, a renowned goldsmith, owned a
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in 1624, most probably in March. His family was one of
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