KnowraJean-Philippe RameauLinked fromLinked fromThe 13 pages that link to Jean-Philippe Rameau, each with the reason it gives.All 13Related 8Compared with 5Tonal musicRelated: His theory helped explain tonal harmony through chord roots and harmonic progressions.DissonanceRelated: Rameau’s theories explain dissonance through harmonic function and its resolution.Figured bassRelated: His theories helped shift harmonic explanation from figured intervals toward chord roots and function.Major scaleRelated: His theory treated major and minor triads as foundations of tonal music built from scale degrees.French Baroque musicRelated: His tragédies en musique and opéra-ballet extended French theatrical tradition.Jean-Georges NoverreRelated: Rameau’s stage works belong to the French theatrical world in which Noverre developed.Consonance and dissonanceRelated: Rameau treated harmonic roots and chord progressions as foundations of tonal organization.François CouperinRelated: Rameau’s later prominence makes him a useful successor to Couperin in French keyboard and court music.