Jean Philippe Rameau Quotes


When reason and instinct are reconciled, there will be no higher appeal.


Citations

Rameau, Jean-Philippe. Nouvelles réflexions sur sa démonstration du principe de l'harmonie. Durand, 1752, p. 69.

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Jean Philippe Rameau
Jean Philippe Rameau
  • Born: September 25, 1683
  • Died: September 12, 1764
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Composer

Jean-Philippe Rameau (French: [ʒɑ̃filip ʁamo]; 12 September 1764) was 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.