Jean-Baptiste Buterne was born in
Toulouse,
Languedoc. 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 remained there until 1726.
Daquin succeeded him. His son,
Charles Buterne, a squire, harpsichord master of the Duchess of Burgundy and organist, left behind some compositions and a method of learning music. == Works ==