Molière Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière (; ; 15 January 162217 February 1673), was a French playwright, actor and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and universal literature. His extant works includes comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets, and more. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed at the Comédie-Française more often than those of any other playwright today. His influence is such that the French language itself is often referred to as the "language of Molière". Born into a prosperous family and having studied at
Jean-Baptiste Buterne Jean-Baptiste Buterne Jean-Baptiste Buterne (born c. 1650 – 28 March 1727) was a French classical organist. Jean-Baptiste Buterne was born in Toulouse. His father was an organist. Jean-Baptiste was appointed an organist at Saint-Étienne-du-Mont in Paris in 1674. He left this position in 1726 and was replaced by Claude-Nicolas Ingrain. He was appointed organist of the Chapelle royale in 1678, quarter of April, at the same time as Lebègue, Thomelin and Nivers, a position he held until 1702. He was succeeded by Garnier, the organist from Saint-Louis-des-Invalides. In 1673, he succeeded Henri Du Mont at the organ of Saint-Paul; he