Josse Boutmy (1 February 1697 – 27 November 1779)[1] was a composer, organist and harpsichordist of the Austrian Netherlands who established himself in Brussels.
He was born into a musical family; his grandfather, father, brother and sons were all musicians, also called the Boutmy Dynasty.
He died in Brussels, without receiving a pension, leaving his wife and twelve children, who also petitioned the court for charity.
[3] Boutmy composed three collections of pieces for the harpsichord: His style incorporates multiple European influences: French (Rameau, Duphly), Italian (Domenico Scarlatti), German (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach) and his harpsichord books mix dance pieces belonging to the suite form, character pieces and sonata elements, as did another Brussels musician of the same period, Joseph-Hector Fiocco.
[4] Argentine harpsichordist Mario Raskin discovered the lost first book of Boutmy's harpsichord pieces in a friend's collection.