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Jean-Philippe Rameau

Jean-Philippe RameauBorn: 25-Sep-1683
Birthplace: Dijon, France
Died: 12-Sep-1764
Location of death: Paris, France
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, St. Eustache Church, Paris, France

Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Composer

Nationality: France
Executive summary: Hippolyte et Aricie

Father: Jean Rameau (organist)
Wife: (singer, m. 1736, four children)

Author of books:
Traité de l'Harmonie (1722, music theory)
Pièces de Clavecin avec une Méthode pour la Mécanique des Doigts (1724, music)
Nouveau Système de Musique Théorique (1726, music theory)





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