Jean-Philippe Rameau
Hippolyte et Aricie — theorist and opera composer
France's greatest Baroque composer after Lully and the founder of modern harmonic theory. His Treatise on Harmony systematized tonal music; his operas dazzled with orchestral color.
Key works
- Treatise on Harmony1722— Foundation of tonal harmonic theory
- Hippolyte et Aricie1733— French opera renewed