| First name: | Jean Francois |
| Last name: | Tapray |
| Dates: | 1738-1819 |
| Category: | Quartet |
| Nationality: | French |
| Opus name: | opus 18 no.2 en Si bemol majeur (also: clavecin, clarinette ou basse) |
| Publisher: | Versailles |
| Peculiarities: | Versailles CdM 2; possesion JAH; |
| Information: | French composer, teacher and organist. Jean-Francois Tapray was born in Nomeny, France (it is believed) in 1738. His father was Jan Taperet, who was also a well regarded teacher and organist in France. Jan Taperet had six children, four of which were organists and teachers. These were his sons Jean-Baptiste, Claude-Antoinette and Henri-Philibert. The latter son played for the Royal Family at Versailles in 1755 and was the best-known Tapray organist. It is only from a newspaper arti |