Baroque · France
1683 – 1764
Dijon - Paris
Review
Organist in several provincial cities, became known with its Treaty of Harmony (1722), the basis of modern harmonic theory.
He arrived at the opera at the age of fifty: Hippolyte et Aricie (1733) caused a sensation and faced his supporters with those of Lully. His bold orchestration and dances make him the great French operator of the 18th century.
Main works
- Traité de l'harmonie (1722)
- carnations, with «Le rappel des oiseaux» and «Poule»
- Opera Hippolyte et Aricie (1733)
- Opera-ballet Les Indes galantes (1735)
- Opera Castor et Pollux (1737)
- Opera Dardanus (1739)
- Platée lyrical comedia (1745)
- Opera Les Boréades (1763)
