Jean Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764) - composer, opera composer
Jean-Philippe Rameau (September 25, 1683 - September 12, 1764) was one of the most important French composers 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.
He collaborated with Voltaire on a number of operas.
Works
Instrumental works
Les pièces de clavecin en concert
several suites for harpsichord (3 books published 1706, 1724, 1728).
Opera
Hippolyte et Aricie
Castor et Pollux
Les Paladins
Dardanus
Zoroastre
Les Boréades
