Rameau

[ ra-moh ]

noun
  1. Jean Phi·lippe [zhahnfee-leep], /ʒɑ̃ fiˈlip/, 1683–1764, French composer and musical theorist.

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Rameau

/ (French ramo) /


noun
  1. Jean Philippe (ʒɑ̃ filip). 1683–1764, French composer. His works include the opera Castor et Pollux (1737), chamber music, harpsichord pieces, church music, and cantatas. His Traité de l'harmonie (1722) was of fundamental importance in the development of modern harmony

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