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Jean-Philippe Rameau

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Jean-Philippe Rameau

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Also known as Jean Philippe Rameau

French composer and music theorist (1683–1764)

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Jean-Philippe Rameau was a French composer and music theorist who lived from 1683 to 1764 and became one of the major musical figures of his era. He is remembered for his contributions to both the composition of operas and instrumental music as well as for his influential writings on music theory that helped shape musical understanding during the Baroque period.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1683
Died
1784
Works
129

Top works

  • Dissertation sur les différentes métodes d'accompagnement pour le clavecin, ou pour l'orgue
  • Démonstration du principe de l'harmonie, servant de base à tout l'art musical thèorique et pratique
  • La tour enchantée
  • Naïs
  • Extrait d'une reponse de m. Rameau a m. Euler

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
FR
Active from
1683-09-25
Active to
1764-09-12

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
374,192
Total plays
3,153,086

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Jean-Philippe Rameau (25 September 1683 - 12 September 1764) was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era. He replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera, and was attacked by those who preferred Lully's style. Rameau’s music is characterised by the exceptional technical knowledge of a composer who wanted above all to be renowned as a theorist of the art. Nevertheless it is not solely addressed to the intelligence and Rameau hims

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Works in European collections

11 objects attributed to Jean-Philippe Rameau, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Jean-Philippe Rameau, by Jacques Aved, 1728

Jean-Philippe Rameau (/rɑːˈmoʊ/; French: [ʒɑ̃filip ʁamo]; (1683-09-25)25 September 1683 – (1764-09-12)12 September 1764) was a French composer and music theorist of the late Baroque era. Regarded as one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century, he replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera and is also considered the leading French composer of his time for the harpsichord, alongside François Couperin.

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